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Three childhood friends Ben (Tony Leung Chiu-wai), Frank (Jacky Cheung) and Paul (Waise Lee Chi-hung) fight to prove their places in two riotous worlds - the uprising-ridden Hong Kong and Viet Cong-infested Saigon in the 1960's. They run into bloody troubles with ruthless gangs, corrupt militia and eventually against each other.

1990 · 2h 16m
Director John Woo

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Three childhood friends Ben (Tony Leung Chiu-wai), Frank (Jacky Cheung) and Paul (Waise Lee Chi-hung) fight to prove their places in two riotous worlds - the uprising-ridden Hong Kong and Viet Cong-infested Saigon in the 1960's. They run into bloody troubles with ruthless gangs, corrupt militia and eventually against each other.

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Studio
Shout! Studios
Released
1990
Run Time
2 hr 16 min
Rated
Unrated
Regions of Origin
China mainland, Hong Kong, Canada
© 2025 Golden Princess under exclusive license to Shout! Factory LLC

Languages

Original Audio
Cantonese, English, French, Chinese, Chinese (Hong Kong), Vietnamese
Audio

English (United States) (AAC), Cantonese (AAC)

Subtitles

English (United States) (CC, SDH)

Accessibility

Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.