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Tragic Hero is a Hongkongais film of genre Thriller with Andy Lau
Tragic Hero (1987)
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Add to a movie listTragic Hero (Cantonese Yale: Ying hung ho hon) is a 1987 Hong Kong action-crime film directed by Taylor Wong, and starring Andy Lau, Chow Yun-fat and Alex Man. The film is the sequel to Rich and Famous but was released first due to its appeal as an action film.
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Dans les années 70, Li Ah Chai était un parrain redouté. Il a fait de l'un de ses deux lieutenants, Kwok, son héritier, rendant le second, Yung, jaloux. Sa revanche ne sera pas sans faire couler le sang, surtout qu'il l'a préparée pendant dix ans...Actors
Andy Lau
(Lam Ting Kwok)
Chow Yun-fat
(Lee Ah Chai)
Danny Lee
(Inspector Cheung)
Carina Lau
(Lau Po Yee)
Shing Fui On
(Six)
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