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
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film ''
A Better Tomorrow
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'', 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
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''.
Film name
The film's alternative names include:
* Upright Repenter
* Yingxiong Bense
Plot
Lee Cheuk-hong (
Patrick Tse
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Biography
Patrick Tse began his acting career in the 1950s and remained active for the next 40 years. He is a versat ...
) was a safecracker who was caught and spent more than 10 years behind bars. When One-Eyed Dragon (
Sek Kin), 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
Patrick Tse Yin (born Tse Ka-yuk; 9 August 1936) is a Hong Kong actor, producer, screenwriter and director in Hong Kong cinema.
Biography
Patrick Tse began his acting career in the 1950s and remained active for the next 40 years. He is a versat ...
- Lee Cheuk-hong
*
Sek Kin - Boss Lung, One-eyed Dragon
* Mak Kei - Lung's thug
*
Patrick Lung Kong
Patrick Lung (8 February 1934 – 2 September 2014), also known as Lung Kong, Patrick Lung Kong, was a film director from Hong Kong. Before working at the film industry, he worked at the stock market. In the late 1950s, he was invited to join S ...
- Inspector Lui
* Chan Tsai-Chung - Anna/Siu Yee-Tai
*
Wong Wai
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Club career Early career
Wong Wai studied in Yu Chun Keung Memorial College ...
- Lee Chi-sum
*
Patsy Kar
Ho Pui Ying (; 1935 – 21 November 2022), known professionally as Patsy Kar (), was a Chinese actress from Hong Kong with credits in over 70 films. Kar has a star at Avenue of Stars in Hong Kong.
Early life
Kar was born in Guangdong, China. ...
- 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 - 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
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list of the Top 100 Chinese Films. It was ranked number 21 on TimeOut Hong Kong Greatest 100 Hong Kong Films.
References
External links
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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