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The Killer

喋血雙雄

1989 · 1h 50m · Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller · Hong Kong · Rated R (US)

One vicious hitman. One fierce cop. Ten thousand bullets.

Mob assassin Jeffrey is no ordinary hired gun; the best in his business, he views his chosen profession as a calling rather than simply a job. So, when beautiful nightclub chanteuse Jennie is blinded in the crossfire of his most recent hit, Jeffrey chooses to retire after one last job to pay for his unintended victim's sight-restoring operation. But when Jeffrey is double-crossed, he reluctantly joins forces with a rogue policeman to make things right.

Written & directed by
John Woo
Starring
Chow Yun-Fat, Danny Lee Sau-yin, Sally Yeh Chian-Wen, Paul Chu Kong
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blindness and impaired visiondramatichitmanhong kongpolice
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