The Story of a Discharged Prisoner (英雄本色; lit. "True Colors of a Hero"), also called ''Upright Repenter'', is a 1967
Hong Kong film
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directed by Patrick Lung Kong.
The film partially inspired the 1986
John Woo film ''
A Better Tomorrow'', which has the same Chinese name. ''A Better Tomorrow'' combined plot elements of this film with the 1979 movie ''
The Brothers'', which in turn was a remake of 1975 Indian movie ''
Deewaar''.
Film name
The film's alternative names include:
* Upright Repenter
* Yingxiong Bense
Plot
Lee Cheuk-hong (
Patrick Tse) was a safecracker who was caught and spent more than 10 years behind bars. When One-Eyed Dragon (
Sek Kin
Shek Wing-cheung (1 January 1913 – 3 June 2009), better known by his stage name Shih Kien, Sek Kin, or Sek Gin or Shek Kin(), was a Hong Kong–based Chinese actor. Shih is best known for playing antagonists and villains in several early Hong ...
), leader of an organized crime, learns Lee Cheuk-Hong will be released, he send his men to ask Lee to join his gang.
Cast
*
Patrick Tse - Lee Cheuk-hong
*
Sek Kin
Shek Wing-cheung (1 January 1913 – 3 June 2009), better known by his stage name Shih Kien, Sek Kin, or Sek Gin or Shek Kin(), was a Hong Kong–based Chinese actor. Shih is best known for playing antagonists and villains in several early Hong ...
- Boss Lung, One-eyed Dragon
* Mak Kei - Lung's thug
*
Patrick Lung Kong - Inspector Lui
* Chan Tsai-Chung - Anna/Siu Yee-Tai
*
Wong Wai - Lee Chi-sum
*
Patsy Kar - Mok Si-Yan
* Sai Gwa-Pau - Ah Hon
* Mang Lee - Betty/Boss' girl
* Chow Gat - Lung's crony
* Do Ping - Kit
* Sze-Ma Wah-Lung - Chi-Sum's boss
*
Ma Siu-Ying - Mother
* Yeung Yip-Wang - Anna's father
* Wong Hak - Cripple
*
Hui Ying-Ying
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- Ah Hon's wife.
* Lee Sau-Kei - Anna's uncle
* Lam Yuk
* Chan Chung-Kin - DPAS chief
* Lee Keng-Ching - Shelter resident
* Chan Kau Fai
* Chan Lap-Ban - Squatter's village resident
* Go Chiu - Shelter resident
* Tang Cheung - Night watchman
* Chow Wai-Fong
* Fung Ming - Policeman
* Cheung Chok-Chow - Gang lawyer
Awards
In 2005, ''Story of a Discharged Prisoner'' was ranked 39th on the
Hong Kong Film Awards list of the Top 100 Chinese Films. It was ranked number 21 on TimeOut Hong Kong Greatest 100 Hong Kong Films.
References
External links
*
HK cinemagic entryfilm at letterboxd.comfilm at hkmdb.comfilm at movingimage.usThe Story of a Discharged Prisoner at senscritique.com
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Hong Kong films
1967 films
1960s Cantonese-language films