A Queen's Ransom
| A Queen's Ransom | |
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 Film poster | |
| Traditional Chinese | 鱷潭群英會 |
| Simplified Chinese | 鳄潭群英会 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | È Tán Qún Yīng Huì |
| Jyutping | Ngok6 Taam6 Kwan4 Jing1 Wui2 |
| Directed by | Ting Shan-hsi |
| Screenplay by | Ting Shan-hsi |
| Produced by | Raymond Chow |
| Starring | Jimmy Wang Yu Angela Mao George Lazenby Judith Brown Ko Chun-hsiung Charles Heung Dean Shek |
| Edited by | Peter Cheung |
| Music by | Stanley Chow |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Golden Harvest |
Release date |
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| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Mandarin |
| Box office | HK$553,290.10 |
A Queen's Ransom (Chinese: 鱷潭群英會), also known as The International Assassin, is a 1976 Hong Kong action film about a plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II. The film was written and directed by Ting Shan-hsi and starred Jimmy Wang Yu, Angela Mao, George Lazenby, Judith Brown, Ko Chun-hsiung, Charles Heung and Dean Shek, whom also serves as the film's assistant director.
Plot
[edit]During Queen Elizabeth II's visit to Hong Kong in 1975, a group of criminals plan her assassination.
Cast
[edit]- Jimmy Wang Yu as Jimmy Viet Cong Guerilla
- Angela Mao as Maria Cambodian Martial Artist & A Commy
- George Lazenby as Morgan
- Judith Brown as Black Rose
- Ko Chun-hsiung as Police chief Gao The Detective
- Charles Heung as Police detective Karate Master
- Dean Shek as Duck Egg
- Tien Lie as Jenny
- Chan Pei-shan as Miyamoto Japanese Red Army Triggerman
- Bolo Yeung as Ram Thai Bodybuilder.
- Hao Li-jen as Ducky's uncle
- Hon Yee-sang as Cambodian
- Cheung King-po as Bandit
- Wong Sam as Police department
- Peter Chan as Chen Lung
- Chu Tit-wo as Police detective
- Helen Poon as Gao's wife
- Wu Jiaxiang
- Luk Chuen as Princess' guard who fights with shark
- Ling Hon as Policeman
- Wan Leng-kwong as Policeman
- Dabid Chung as Noda
- Han Ying-chieh as Princess' guard with sword
- Yue Man-wa as Police detective
- Cheung Siu-lun
- Sze-ma Wah-lung
- Kong Chuen
Production
[edit]Taiwanese director Ting Shan-hsi was hired by Golden Harvest off the back of his successful film, Everlasting Glory (1974).[1]
It was the last of three films George Lazenby made for Golden Harvest, the others being Stoner and The Man from Hong Kong.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ Program description of film Archived 1 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine accessed 1 May 2014
- ^ A Queens Ransom at Cityonfire.com
- ^ A Queen's Ransom review at Temple of Schlock
External links
[edit]- A Queen's Ransom at IMDb
- A Queen's Ransom at The Spinning Image
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