The Bodyguard from Beijing
A corrupt businessman commits a murder and the only witness is the girlfriend of another businessman with close connections to the Chinese government, so a bodyguard from Beijing is dispatched to help two Hong Kong cops protect the witness.
- Director
- Corey Yuen
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A corrupt businessman commits a murder and the only witness is the girlfriend of another businessman with close connections to the Chinese government, so a bodyguard from Beijing is dispatched to help two Hong Kong cops protect the witness.
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- Release date
- Jul 28, 1994
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- MPAA rating
- R
- Language
- Cantonese, Mandarin
- Country
- Hong Kong
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