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The Postman Strikes Back is a Hongkongais film of genre Action directed by Ronny Yu with Bryan Leung
The Postman Strikes Back (1982)
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Add to a movie listThe Postman Strikes Back, known in the United Kingdom as The Postman Fights Back, is a 1982 Hong Kong action adventure film directed by Ronny Yu in his directorial debut, and starring Bryan Leung, Chow Yun-fat, Fan Mei-sheng, Yuen Yat-cho, Eddy Ko, Cherie Chung and Kuk Ching-suk.
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La République de Chine était encore jeune, Shihai et les chefs de guerre étaient contre le Dr. Sun Yat-Sen. Long et son gang parcouraient les régions montagneuses du nord. Ils sont connus comme "The Pigtails" pour les tresses qu'ils portent. En raison de l'importance stratgique des montagnes du nord, Jiao envoie son envoyé.Actors
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