Hard Boiled

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Hard Boiled
R
Action
Thriller
Crime
Release Date
April 16, 1992
Runtime
126 Minutes
Director
John Woo

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    Chow Yun-Fat
    Insp. 'Tequila' Yuen
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    Tony Leung Chiu-wai
    Alan

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A tough-as-nails cop teams up with an undercover agent to shut down a sinister mobster and his crew.

Writers
John Woo, Gordon Chan, Barry Wong
Writers
John Woo, Gordon Chan, Barry Wong

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