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| Prison on Fire | |||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 監獄風雲 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 监狱风云 | ||||||||||
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| Directed by | Ringo Lam | ||||||||||
| Written by | Nam Yin | ||||||||||
| Produced by | Karl Maka Catherine S.K. Chang | ||||||||||
| Starring | Chow Yun-fat Tony Leung Ka-fai | ||||||||||
| Cinematography | Lau Hung-chuen Joe Chan Kwong-hung Wong Man-wan Jingle Ma Cho Wai-kei Cinema City Cinematographers Unit | ||||||||||
| Edited by | Cinema City Production Co. Ltd. Editing Unit | ||||||||||
| Music by | Lowell Lo | ||||||||||
| Distributed by | Cinema City & Films Co. | ||||||||||
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Running time | 101 minutes | ||||||||||
| Country | Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Language | Cantonese | ||||||||||
| Box office | HK$31,622,805 | ||||||||||
Prison on Fire is a 1987 Hong Kong prison film directed by Ringo Lam and starring Chow Yun-fat and Tony Leung Ka-fai. Yiu (Tony Leung Ka Fai) is a young advertising executive in Hong Kong. One night, defending his father from attack, he accidentally shoves a street thug in front of a bus. Sentenced to three years in prison, Yiu is "fresh meat" for the hardened criminals and triad stooges that run things, and is preyed upon by sadistic guard Scarface (Roy Cheung). The virtuous Ching (Chow Yun-Fat) befriends Yiu and becomes an ally. A sequel, Prison on Fire II, was released in 1991.