Movie
A Better Tomorrow
1986R1h 35m7.4 / 10
Brothers by blood. Enemies by chance. Killers by nature.
A reforming ex-gangster tries to reconcile with his estranged policeman brother, but the ties to his former gang are difficult to break.
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Synopsis
A reforming ex-gangster tries to reconcile with his estranged policeman brother, but the ties to his former gang are difficult to break.
More about A Better Tomorrow
Cast
Ti LungSung Chi Ho
Chow Yun-FatMark Lee
Leslie CheungSung Chi Kit
Emily Chu Bo-YeeJackie
Waise Lee Chi-HungShing
Tien FengMr. Sung
John WooInspector Wu
Sek Yin-TsiMr. YiuCredits
- Directed by
- John Woo
- Written by
- John Woo, Chan Hing-Kai, Leung Suk-Wah
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- cn
- Original title
- 英雄本色
- Collection
- A Better Tomorrow Collection
- Budget
- $1.4M
- Box office
- $4.5M
Production
Cinema City Company LimitedHong Kong- Film WorkshopHong Kong
Themes
arrestbrotherhoodbrothersconciliationcounterfeithong kongobserverpolice officer
