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In the Line of Duty IV

Original title: Wong ga si je IV: Jik gik jing yan
  • 1989
  • R
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
2.1K
YOUR RATING
Cynthia Khan, Michael Woods, and Donnie Yen in In the Line of Duty IV (1989)
CantoneseActionComedyCrime

A Hong Kong cop and two American cops are onto a suspected harbor worker and are forced to team up when they discover that the suspect is a witness on the run from CIA agents and their schem... Read allA Hong Kong cop and two American cops are onto a suspected harbor worker and are forced to team up when they discover that the suspect is a witness on the run from CIA agents and their schemers; two corrupt cops.A Hong Kong cop and two American cops are onto a suspected harbor worker and are forced to team up when they discover that the suspect is a witness on the run from CIA agents and their schemers; two corrupt cops.

  • Director
    • Yuen Woo-Ping
  • Writers
    • Wing-Fai Wong
    • Chi-Sing Cheung
    • Kwong-Kim Yip
  • Stars
    • Cynthia Khan
    • Donnie Yen
    • Michael Wong
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    2.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Yuen Woo-Ping
    • Writers
      • Wing-Fai Wong
      • Chi-Sing Cheung
      • Kwong-Kim Yip
    • Stars
      • Cynthia Khan
      • Donnie Yen
      • Michael Wong
    • 20User reviews
    • 41Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Top Cast27

    Cynthia Khan
    Cynthia Khan
    • Insp. Yeung Lai-Ching
    • (as Cythnia Khan)
    Donnie Yen
    Donnie Yen
    • Officer Donny Yan
    Michael Wong
    Michael Wong
    • Officer Michael Wong
    Yat-Chor Yuen
    Yat-Chor Yuen
    • Luk Wan-Ting
    Liu Kai-Chi
    Liu Kai-Chi
    • Ming
    • (as Kai-Chi Liu)
    Chiao Chiao
    Chiao Chiao
    • Luk's mother
    Shun-Yee Yuen
    • Drug trafficker
    Blaine Lamoureux
    • Officer Peter Woods
    • (as Blaine Camoureux)
    Gei Shun Wai
    Gei Shun Wai
    • Yeung's chief inspector
    Michael Woods
    Michael Woods
    • CIA agent #1
    Stephan Berwick
    Stephan Berwick
    • CIA agent #2
    • (as Stephen Berwick)
    John Salvitti
    John Salvitti
    • CIA agent #3
    Siu Cheung
      Wing Cho
      Wing Cho
      • Loan Shark's thug #1…
      Farid Dordar
      • Thug at pier
      Chi-Mun Ho
      • Restaurant guest
      Tim Hyland
      Jim James
      • Chief Inspector John
      • Director
        • Yuen Woo-Ping
      • Writers
        • Wing-Fai Wong
        • Chi-Sing Cheung
        • Kwong-Kim Yip
      • All cast & crew
      • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

      User reviews20

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      Comedy
      James Gandolfini, Edie Falco, Sharon Angela, Max Casella, Dan Grimaldi, Joe Perrino, Donna Pescow, Jamie Lynn Sigler, Tony Sirico, and Michael Drayer in The Sopranos (1999)
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      Storyline

      Did you know

      • Trivia
        After Luk fixes the antenna for the TV at Ming's apartment, its shows a scene from the movie Chances Are showing Cybill Shepherd and Robert Downey Jr.
      • Goofs
        When Michael Woods is fighting Donnie Yen on the roof and holding him in an arm lock, Woods head is originally to the right of Donnie's. In the next shot, it has swapped to the other side to be kicked.
      • Quotes
        • Donny: [Donny is about to shoot Luk who is escaping, but Madam Yeung stops him] What are you doing?! Damn it, what are you doing trying to save that jerk?!
        • Madam Yeung: Because he hasn't been convicted of anything. He's still only a suspect.
        • Donny: [angrily] Look, don't gimme that shit! That guy's a criminal! Are you crazy?!
      • Alternate versions
        The international print of the film includes an extended scene with Donnie Yan and his superior settling their differences over Yeung Lai-Ching's involvement on their case.
      • Connections
        Featured in Cinema of Vengeance (1994)

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      • What are the differences between the HK Theatrical Version and the Export Version?

      Details

      • Release date
        • July 21, 1989 (Hong Kong)
      • Country of origin
        • Hong Kong
      • Language
        • Cantonese
      • Also known as
        • In the Line of Duty 4
      • Filming locations
        • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
      • Production company
        • D & B Films Co. Ltd.
      • See more company credits at IMDbPro

      Tech specs

      • Runtime
        • 1h 34m(94 min)
      • Color
        • Color
      • Sound mix
        • Mono
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.85 : 1

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