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Director
  
Michael Mak

Music director
  
Raymond Wong

Duration
  

6.4/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Action, Crime

Screenplay
  
Johnny Mak

Country
  
Hong Kong

Island of Greed movie poster

Language
  
CantoneseMandarinHokkien

Release date
  
23 December 1997 (1997-12-23)

Writer
  
Johnny Mak, Johnny Mak (story), Man Keung Chan (story), Jesse Hung (story), Hai Ching Liang (story), Ying Kit Lee

Cast
  
Andy Lau
,
Tony Leung Ka-Fai
,
Annie Wu

Similar movies
  
Set in Taiwan, Andy Lau movies, Hong Kong movies

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Island of Greed is a 1997 Hong Kong action crime thriller film directed by Michael Mak and starring Andy Lau and Tony Leung Ka-fai. The film is set and filmed in Taiwan and deals with corruption in the Government of the Republic of China.

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Island of Greed movie scenes

Plot

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Captain Fong Kwok-fai (Andy Lau) of Taiwan's Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau investigates a triad leader, Chow Chin-sin (Tony Leung), who attempts to bribe political officials to get in office.

Cast

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  • Andy Lau as Captain Fong Kwok-fai
  • Tony Leung Ka-fai as Chow Chiu-sin
  • Pauline Suen as Tsui Miu-heung
  • Annie Wu as Ling Fei
  • Kelly Kuo as Mui Mei-lai
  • Doze Niu as Ngai Kin-kwok (Nicotine)
  • Lee Li-chun as Chairman Hau
  • Chin Shih-chieh as Suen Ching-lim
  • Winston Chao as Fung King-chung
  • Liu Fu-juh as Chairman Lam
  • Wang Jui as Fai's father
  • Adam Chan as Wah
  • Wong Ching-lam as Sam Pau
  • Kong Yeung as Taipei Commissioner Tung
  • Wang Ping as Commissioner Tung's wife

    • Theme songs

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  • World's First Class (世界第一等)
  • Composer: Wu Bai
  • Lyricist: Preston Lee, Chen Fu-rong
  • Singer: Andy Lau
  • Tears of a Lonely Star (孤星淚)
  • Composer / Lyricist: Wu Bai
  • Singer: Andy Lau

    • Controversy

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    During the filming of a stunt sequence, Andy Lau damaged a helicopter that was rented from Taiwanese airline company, Daily Air Corporation. In 1998, Daily Air filed a lawsuit against Lau and production company, Win's Entertainment, where the case dragged on for 16 years. In January 2014, Lau was found liable for brushing against the pitch stick of the chopper before jumping out of it. Initially, Lau ordered was to pay NT$5.1 million in compensation, but the amount was raised to NT$6.9 million after Lau lost an appeal. Following another appeal, the compensation was lowered to NT$2.6 million.

    Box office

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    The film grossed HK$12,146,790 at the Hong Kong box office during its theatrical run in Hong Kong.



    References

    Island of Greed Wikipedia
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