Seeking out the
5000 greatest films
in a century of cinema
The Killer
Dip huet seung hung
Directed by
John Woo
Produced by Hark Tsui
Written by John Woo
Produced by Hark Tsui
Written by John Woo
With:
Yun-Fat Chow, Danny Lee, Sally Yeh, Kong Chu, Kenneth Tsang, Fui-On Shing, Wing-Cho Yip, Fan Wei Yee, Barry Wong, and Parkman Wong
Cinematography:
Peter Pau and Wing-Hang Wong
Editing: Kung-Wing Fan
Music: Lowell Lo
Editing: Kung-Wing Fan
Music: Lowell Lo
Runtime:
111 min
Release Date: 24 March 1989
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1
Color: Color
Release Date: 24 March 1989
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1
Color: Color
Twitter Capsule:
Woo's influential blend of morally ambiguous cops n' killers procedural and ornate melodrama showcases his signature slow-motion, high-flying, two-handed, double-gunned action in this homage to Scorsese, Melville, and Peckinpah; but Woo's writing and direction are too goofy and undisciplined to sustain more than 80 mins of this high stakes bromance.