The Amsterdam Kill
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| Traditional Chinese | 荷京喋血 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 荷京喋血 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Bloodshed in Holland | ||||||||||
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| Directed by | Robert Clouse | ||||||||||
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| Produced by | Andre Morgan | ||||||||||
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| Cinematography | Alan Hume | ||||||||||
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| Music by | Hal Schaefer | ||||||||||
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Running time | 90 minutes | ||||||||||
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| Language | English | ||||||||||
The Amsterdam Kill (Chinese: 荷京喋血; lit. 'Bloodshed in Holland') is a 1977 action thriller film directed and co-written by Robert Clouse, and produced by Andre Morgan for Golden Harvest. It stars Robert Mitchum, Richard Egan, Leslie Nielsen, Bradford Dillman and Keye Luke.[1] Mitchum portrays an disgraced ex-DEA agent who is hired to takedown an international drug cartel.[2]
Former DEA Agent Quinlan, removed from the force some years earlier for stealing confiscated drug money, is hired by Chung Wei, a leader in the Amsterdam drug cartel, who wants out of the business. Quinlan's job is to use Chung's information to tip DEA agents to drug busts, thereby destroying the cartel. But when the first two "tips" go awry, resulting in murdered DEA officers, the feds must decide whether to trust Quinlan further.
Cast
- Robert Mitchum as Quinlan
- Richard Egan as Ridgeway
- Leslie Nielsen as Riley Knight
- Bradford Dillman as Howard Odums
- Keye Luke as Chung Wei
- George Cheung as Jimmy Wong
- Stephen Leung as Paul Fon
- Callan Leung as Inspector Lau
- Chan Sing as Hitman
- Yuen Biao, Lam Ching-ying, Yuen Wah, and Mars as thugs
Production
The Amsterdam Kill was the second of seven films American director Robert Clouse made for Hong Kong studio Golden Harvest, beginning with 1973's Enter the Dragon. Filming took place on-location in Hong Kong, Amsterdam, Utrecht, and London. Sammo Hung was the film's action choreographer.[3]
Release
The film was first released in Denmark on December 26, 1977. It premiered in Hong Kong on February 23, 1978, and was released in the United States by Golden Harvest on March 3.
Home media
The Amsterdam Kill is set to make its Blu-Ray debut by 88 Films in the UK, in April 2026.[4]