Breakout from Oppression
1978 · 79 min
Action
★ 2.0Tsao Chan (Gordon Liu) is a letter carrier in the countryside who wanders into a town after being accosted by some corrupt cops. He witnesses three men running from a group of houses, and when he investigates he finds two murder victims inside. Meanwhile, a skirmish is developing between a factory owner (Fung Hak On) and his workers, led by two brothers (Paul Chin and Dean Shek). Tsao recognizes the brothers as two of the men fleeing the murder scene, so he decides to ally with the factory boss in order to go solve the crime. Soon though, it becomes clear that the boss and his thugs may have other things in mind that aren't so kosher. Tsao becomes trapped in the middle of the feuding groups and must decide who is honest and who is not.
Crew
- Director Lau Kar-leung
- Director Gordon Liu
- Director Yang Fan
- Screenplay Szeto On
- Director of Photography Ho Hak-Wai
Cast
Gordon Liu
Tsao Chan
Dean Shek Tin
Chang Tsai
Maggie Lee
Hsiu Tsui
Paul Chun Pui
Chang Chiu-Ming
Lo Wai
Police Chief
Chik Ngai-Hung
Au's Thug
Wong Shu-Tong
Worker Hired to Blow Up Tu
Yen Shi-Kwan
Au's Thug
Fung Hak-On
Au San-Yeh
Chan Dik-Hak
Au's Thug (uncredited)
Chan Keung
San Yeh's Thug, Follows Tu (uncredited)
Chu Kai
Au's Thug (uncredited)
Crew
- Director — Lau Kar-leung
- Director — Gordon Liu
- Director — Yang Fan
- Screenplay — Szeto On
- Director of Photography — Ho Hak-Wai
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