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1967 action film directed by Patrick Lung Kong From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 directed by Patrick Lung Kong.
| The Story of a Discharged Prisoner 英雄本色 | |
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Film poster | |
| Directed by | Patrick Lung Kong |
| Written by | Patrick Lung Kong |
| Produced by | Ho Kin-yip |
| Starring | Patrick Tse, Patsy Ka Ling, Wong Wai, Shih Kien |
| Cinematography | Chan Kon |
| Edited by | Sung Ming, Wong Yee-Shun |
| Music by | Eddie Wang |
Production company | San Aau (Xinyi) Movie-Making Company |
Release date |
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Running time | 118 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
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.[1]
The film's alternative names include:
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), leader of an organized crime syndicate, learns Lee Cheuk-Hong will be released, he send his men to ask Lee to join his gang.[4]
In 2005, Story of a Discharged Prisoner was ranked 39th on the Hong Kong Film Awards list of the Top 100 Chinese Films. In 2012, it was ranked number 21 on TimeOut Hong Kong Greatest 100 Hong Kong Films.[5]
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