People's Hero is a 1987 Hong Kong thriller film written and directed by Derek Yee and starring Ti Lung. The film was nominated for three Hong Kong Film Awards, where Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Elaine Jin won the Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress awards respectively, while Ronald Wong was nominated in the former category as well.
| People's Hero | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Traditional Chinese | 人民英雄 |
| Simplified Chinese | 人民英雄 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Rēnmēn Yīngxióng |
| Jyutping | Jan4 man4 jing1 hung4 |
| Directed by | Derek Yee |
| Written by | Derek Yee Keith Lee Kwan Yiu-wing |
| Produced by | John Shum |
| Starring | Ti Lung Tony Leung Chiu-wai Tony Leung Ka-fai Elaine Jin Paul Chun Bowie Lam Ronald Wong |
| Cinematography | Wilson Chan |
| Edited by | Ma Chung-yiu |
| Music by | Lowell Lo |
Production companies | Long Shong Pictures Maverick Films |
| Distributed by | Maverick Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
| Box office | HK$3,983,421 |
Plot
editThe film is about a bank robbery that goes wrong.[1]
Cast
edit- Ti Lung as Sunny Koo, ex-con gangster [2][3]
- Tony Leung Chiu-wai as Sai
- Tony Leung Ka-fai as Captain Chan, hostage negotiator [2]
- Elaine Jin as Lotus [2]
- Siu-Fong Lai[2]
- Paul Chun as Captain Cheung
- Bowie Lam as K.W. Poon
- Ronald Wong as William Wong (Boney)
- Sabrina Ho as Bank customer
- Benz Kong as Bank customer
- Jessie Lee as Bank customer
Awards and nominations
edit| Awards and nominations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ceremony | Category | Recipient | Outcome |
| 7th Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Tony Leung Chiu-wai | Won |
| Ronald Wong | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actress | Elaine Jin | Won | |
| Golden Horse Awards | Best Actor | Ti Lung | Nominated |
| Best Supporting Actress | Elaine Jin | Nominated | |
References
edit- ^ "People's Hero". hkfilm.net. 1987. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ^ a b c d Saroch, Andrew (11 May 2015). "People's Hero". fareastfilms.com. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ^ "People's Hero". lovehkfilm.com. 1987. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
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