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Sworn Brothers (1987)

Original title: 肝膽相照

1987-03-12 · 1h 33m · CN
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Superstar Andy Lau and Cheung Kwok Keung are heroic bloodshed brothers in the riveting triad saga Sworn Brothers! Lau (Andy Lau) is a fast-rising enforcer with the triads, but beneath his "bad" exterior is the sworn brother of Cheung (Cheung Kwok Keung), a Royal Hong Kong Police officer just returned from Scotland Yard. The two men are on opposite sides of the law, but both share a bond that cannot be tarnished, either by years or differing ideologies. Can the brotherhood of these two righteous men set things right in the underworld? Co-starring Tung Piu (Jackie Chan's Police Story films) in a compelling role as a corrupt cop, and loaded with many exciting actions sequences, Sworn Brothers is a standout triad action-drama in a genre already loaded with many similar films. With potent melodrama, and the type of heightened emotions that typify many popular eighties Hong Kong films, Sworn Brothers hits the action-drama bulls-eye in entertaining and bloody style!

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David Lai Dai-WaiDirector

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Andy LauAndy LauLam Ting YatBill Tung BiuBill Tung BiuUncle PaoEddy Ko HungEddy Ko HungChan Chung HonChin Ka-LokChin Ka-LokGa LoCheung Kwok-KeungCheung Kwok-KeungInspector KuoWong Chi-KeungWong Chi-KeungFat Kao WeiPauline Wong Yuk-WanPauline Wong Yuk-WanYang Li ChuiPeter Yang KwanPeter Yang KwanYang Tung HaiKa LeeKa LeeChen GuoShum LoShum LoChui's father-in-lawLui TatLui TatKan Tat-WahKan Tat-WahSgt. Shih/Portuguese

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Genre affinityAction · DramaDialogue densityDramaPacingActionDirector preference31911Actor preference59741 · 71396 · 354194Country preferenceHk

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What is Sworn Brothers about?

Superstar Andy Lau and Cheung Kwok Keung are heroic bloodshed brothers in the riveting triad saga Sworn Brothers! Lau (Andy Lau) is a fast-rising enforcer with the triads, but beneath his "bad" exterior is the sworn brother of Cheung (Cheung Kwok Keung), a Royal Hong Kong Police officer just returned from Scotland Yard. The two men are on opposite sides of the law, but both share a bond that cannot be tarnished, either by years or differing ideologies. Can the brotherhood of these two righteous men set things right in the underworld? Co-starring Tung Piu (Jackie Chan's Police Story films) in a compelling role as a corrupt cop, and loaded with many exciting actions sequences, Sworn Brothers is a standout triad action-drama in a genre already loaded with many similar films. With potent melodrama, and the type of heightened emotions that typify many popular eighties Hong Kong films, Sworn Brothers hits the action-drama bulls-eye in entertaining and bloody style!

How long is Sworn Brothers?

Sworn Brothers has a runtime of 93 minutes.