Chinese Midnight Express
1997 Hong Kong film by Billy Tang
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Chinese Midnight Express is a 1997 Hong Kong crime drama film directed by Billy Tang. Set in the 1960s, the film stars Tony Leung Chiu-wai as a righteous journalist who gets framed and jailed after exposing the collusion between the corrupt police force and triads.
TraditionalChinese黑獄斷腸歌之砌生豬肉
SimplifiedChinese黑狱断肠歌之砌生猪肉
Hanyu PinyinHēi Yù Duàn Cháng Gē Zhī Qì Shēng Zhū Ròu
JyutpingHak1 Jeok6 Dyun6 Ceong4 Go1 Zi1 Cai3 Saang1 Zyu1 Jeok6
| Chinese Midnight Express | |
|---|---|
 DVD cover | |
| Traditional Chinese | 黑獄斷腸歌之砌生豬肉 |
| Simplified Chinese | 黑狱断肠歌之砌生猪肉 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Hēi Yù Duàn Cháng Gē Zhī Qì Shēng Zhū Ròu |
| Jyutping | Hak1 Jeok6 Dyun6 Ceong4 Go1 Zi1 Cai3 Saang1 Zyu1 Jeok6 |
| Directed by | Billy Tang |
| Screenplay by | Candy Cheng Lee Siu-kei |
| Story by | Lee Siu-kei |
| Produced by | Lee Siu-kei |
| Starring | Tony Leung Chiu-wai Pinky Cheung Ng Man-tat Ben Lam Ben Ng Elvis Tsui |
| Cinematography | Tony Miu |
| Edited by | Robert Choi |
| Music by | Lincoln Lo |
Production companies | Cameron Entertainment The Young Filmmakers |
| Distributed by | Cameron Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
| Box office | HK$6,492,060 |
Cast
- Tony Leung Chiu-wai as Ching On
- Pinky Cheung as Jess
- Ng Man-tat as Brother Plane
- Ben Lam as Miu Yan-sing
- Ben Ng as Inspector Cheung Yiu-cho
- Elvis Tsui as Three Legs
- Lee Siu-kei as Brother Nam
- Frankie Ng as Brother Doggie
- John Ching as Brother Bill
- Raven Choi as Brother Wai
- Bowie Lau
- Sung Boon-chung as Lok
- Wan Yeung-ming as Inspector Wan Chi-ho
- Law Kar-ying as warden
- Lee Lik-chi as MP
- Peter Lai as Uncle Kin
- Wong Shu-tong as On's boss
- Lai Suen as On's mom
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