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The Head Hunter is a 1982 Hong Kong action film directed by Lau Shing-hon and starring Chow Yun-fat and Rosamund Kwan. The film is also known as Long Goodbye in the United States.
| The Head Hunter | |
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| Traditional Chinese | 獵頭 |
| Simplified Chinese | 猎头 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Liè Tóu |
| Jyutping | Lip6 Tau4 |
| Directed by | Lau Shing-hon |
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| Produced by |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Lau Hung-chuen |
| Edited by | Poon Hung |
| Music by | Tang Siu-lam |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
| Box office | HK$4,242,399 |
Plot summary edit
Yuen Lik (Chow Yun Fat) is a Vietnam war veteran who becomes a hit man in Hong Kong. He later falls in love with Vickie Lee (Rosamund Kwan), a news reporter who's trying to solve the string of murders in the city.
Cast edit
- Chow Yun-fat as Yuen Lik / Nguyen Dich
- Rosamund Kwan as Ngor Pui-man / Vickie Lee
- Flora Cheong-Leen as Girl in disco
- Ko Chun-hsiung as Ngor Wing-fu / Lee Hung-fat
- Philip Chan as Kam Ta-fu / Kam Tai-yung
- Tang Ching as Tang Kin
- Wan Chi Keung as Kenny
- Melvin Wong as Inspector Lau
- Ng Hong-sang as Captain Ng
- Lo Wai as Victim
- Tsang Cho-lam as Blind man musician
- Stephen Yip as Killer with melon knife
- Yat-poon Chai as Policeman
- Wong Hak as Yuen Lik's father
- Wellington Fung
- Chan Leung as Assassin with chopper
- Jue Tak-wai
- Lee Ka-lai
Soundtrack edit
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External links edit
- Lie tou at IMDb
- Lie tou is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
- Lie tou at Rotten Tomatoes
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