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The Tigers is a Hongkongais film of genre Drama directed by Eric Tsang with Andy Lau
The Tigers (1991)
Ng foo cheung: Kuet lit
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Add to a movie listThe Tigers is a 1991 Hong Kong action crime thriller film directed by Eric Tsang, and starring Andy Lau, Tony Leung, Felix Wong, Michael Miu and Kent Tong, whom were the Five Tiger Generals of TVB in the 1980s. It is a film adaptation of the 1984 TVB serial, Rise and Fall of a Stand-In which featured the film's stars Miu and Tong.
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The Tigers tells the stories of a team of five Hong Kong detectives. While busting a drug deal the brother-in-law of one of the detectives is found to be implicated and gives them a large amount of cash in exchange for their silence. But with the money comes hassle, as the organised crime syndicate want more and more in exchange for their money, leading to an action packed tale of police corruption.Actors
Andy Lau
(Thief / Lau Chi-Ming)
Tony Leung Chiu-wai
(Dandruff / Tau-Pi)
Felix Wong
(Bong)
Michael Miu
(Wah)
Kent Tong
(Fong Heung-tung)
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