The Longest Nite
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The Longest Nite's DVD Cover |
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Directed by | Patrick Yau |
Produced by | Johnnie To Wai Ka-Fai |
Written by | Szeto Kam-Yuen Yau Nai-Hoi |
Starring | Tony Leung Chiu-Wai Lau Ching-Wan |
Music by | Raymond Wong |
Cinematography | Ko Chiu-Lam |
Editing by | Chan Chi-Wai |
Distributed by | Film City Co. Ltd. |
Release date(s) | January 1, 1998 |
Country | Hong Kong |
Language | Cantonese |
Gross revenue | HK$9,562,090.00 |
IMDb profile |
The Longest Nite (traditional Chinese: 暗花, Literal Title: Dark Flowers, a slang for an underworld contracted assassin) is a Hong Kong 1998 neo-noir action film directed by Patrick Yau (Expect the Unexpected). The film was produced by Johnnie To and Wai Ka-Fai along with their production company, Milkyway Image.
[edit] Synopsis
While a gang war is developing in Macau between two heads of Triads, corrupt cop Sam (Tony Leung Chiu-Wai) takes on a gunman in a restaurant where bald Tony (Lau Ching-Wan) is eating. After Sam goes to another mobster's restaurant where an informant is tortured, he finds a headless corpse in his apartment. Then a nightclub owner is murdered, and Sam moves fast to find the killer in an effort to prevent the gang war from escalating. However, he gets a full dose of action after he pins the crime on Tony.
[edit] Trivia
- Lau Ching-Wan shaved his head bald for the film at a press conference announcement for the film.
[edit] Soundtrack
- "The Chase" by Giorgio Moroder (From Midnight Express)
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