About this title: Though John Woo's lifelong admiration of Sam Peckinpah, Sergio Leone, Martin Scorsese, and Stanley Kubrick are also evident in this stylish actioner, the film is essentially a tribute to Jean-Pierre Melville and his cult thriller Le Samouraļ. During a restaurant shoot-out, hitman Jeff (Chow Yun-Fat) accidentally hurts the eyes of a singer (Sally Yeh). Later, he meets the girl and discovers that if she does not have a very expensive operation very soon, she will go blind. To get the money for the surgery, Jeff decides to perform one last hit. The cop (Danny Lee), who has been chasing Jeff for ...
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Description: Very good. The Killer [1989]. Immediate Worldwide dispatch (within ONE working day)-usually Next day delivery in UK. PLEASE NOTE IF PURCHASING A VIDEO: Unless otherwise specified, all our videos are VHS PAL-UK & Europe Format. read more
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Description: Brand New 6. A hired killer accidentally blinds a beautiful nightclub singer during what was supposed to be his last murder. When he falls in love with her and accepts another contract in order to finance her cornea surgery, the stage is set for a long and bloody confrontation. A boisterous bullet opera from Woo, tempered as usual with his fascination with the notion of the honorable killer and with the doubling of similar men whom circumstances have placed on opposite sides of the law. Very ... read more
Format: VHS
Studio: Film Workshop
Date: January 1, 1998
UPC:720917013145
Description: Chow Yun-Fat, Danny Lee, Sally Yeh, Kenneth Tsang, Chu Kong. Very good in very good packaging. Originally released: 1989. Language: Chinese. Run time: 110 mins. Very good used shape, minor wear to sleeve..........1700+ read more
Format: VHS
Studio: Fox Lorber
Date: 10/03/2000
UPC:720917013145
Description: Yun-Fat Chow, Danny Lee, Sally Y. Fine. 1990 Run time: 111. Excellent condition. Complete packaging. Fast shipping & friendly Midwestern service! read more
Format: VHS
Studio: Film Workshop
Date: October 13, 1997
UPC:720917011134
Description: Chow Yun-Fat, Danny Lee, Sally Yeh, Kenneth Tsang, Chu Kong. Very good in very good packaging. Originally released: 1989. Language: Chinese. Run time: 110 mins. read more
Description: New. Brand New. Fully Guaranteed. All orders dispatched within 48 hours from the UK. TBOX4. read more
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