People's Hero (1987)
Ex-gangster Sonny Koo finds himself in the middle of a bank holdup by two inexperienced crooks. The robbery goes awry, but before order can be restored, Sonny assumes control. He proceeds to turn the hostage situation to his advantage, and uses the bank's customers and personnel as leverage to free his girlfriend from prison. On the outside, sympathetic cop Captain Chan debates with his captain over how to handle the situation.
- Released
- 1987-12-03
- Genres
- Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime
- Runtime
- 82 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Derek Yee Tung-Sing
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 from 17 votes
Cast
- Ti Lung as Sunny Koo
- Tony Leung Chiu-wai as Ah Sai
- Tony Leung Ka-fai as Captain Chan
- Elaine Jin Yan-Ling as Lotus
- Paul Chun Pui as Captain Cheung
- Ronald Wong as William Wong (Boney)
- Bowie Lam Bo-yee as K.W. Poon
- Benz Kong To-hoi as Bank Customer
- Sabrina Ho Pui-Yi as Bank Customer
- Lai Siu-Fong as Bank Customer
- Tin Ching as Wong
- Teddy Yip Wing-Cho as Bank Employee