The Killer
One vicious hitman. One fierce cop. Ten thousand bullets.
Mob assassin Jeffrey is no ordinary hired gun; the best in his business, he views his chosen profession as a calling rather than simply a job.So, when beautiful nightclub chanteuse Jennie is blinded in the crossfire of his most recent hit, Jeffrey chooses to retire after one last job to pay for his unintended victim's sight-restoring operation.
- Director
- John Woo
- Worldwide
- $2M
Who's in it
Cast
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Story overview
What It's About
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Mob assassin Jeffrey is no ordinary hired gun; the best in his business, he views his chosen profession as a calling rather than simply a job. So, when beautiful nightclub chanteuse Jennie is blinded in the crossfire of his most recent hit, Jeffrey chooses to retire after one last job to pay for his unintended victim's sight-restoring operation. But when Jeffrey is double-crossed, he reluctantly joins forces with a rogue policeman to make things right.
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Box Office & Release
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- Worldwide gross
- $2M
- Release date
- Mar 24, 1989
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- MPAA rating
- R
- Language
- Cantonese, Japanese
- Country
- Hong Kong
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