The Four (film)

The Four
Film poster
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	四大名捕
Simplified Chinese	四大名捕
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Sì Dà Míng Bǔ Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Sei3 Daai6 Ming4 Bou6
Directed by	Gordon Chan Janet Chun
Screenplay by	Gordon Chan Maria Wong Frankie Tam
Story by	Woon Swee Oan
Produced by	Gordon Chan Abe Kwong
Starring	Deng Chao Liu Yifei Collin Chou Ronald Cheng Anthony Wong
Cinematography	Lai Yiu-fai
Edited by	Chan Ki-hop
Music by	Henry Lai Wan-man
Release date	12 July 2012 (2012-07-12)
Running time	117 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Mandarin
Budget	RMB80 million ($12.5 million)[1]

The Four is a 2012 Hong Kong wuxia film directed by Gordon Chan and Janet Chun. It is the first film adaptation of Woon Swee Oan's novel series Si Da Ming Bu (四大名捕; The Four Great Constables), which has previously been adapted to a television series. In all adaptations and interpretations, the nicknames of the Four remained the same — Emotionless, Iron Hands, Life Snatcher and Cold Blood. They dedicated their special skills to the service of their chief, Master Zhuge, in solving crimes and apprehending powerful criminals.

The film is the first in a trilogy, the second installment of which started shooting in 2012.^[2] The Four II was released on 6 December 2013. The last film, The Four III, was released on 22 August 2014.^{[citation needed]}