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Prison on Fire

Play trailer Poster for Prison on Fire 1987,  1h 38m,  Action Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 100% 5 Reviews Tomatometer 87% 1,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
100% Tomatometer 5 Reviews 87% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
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) intervenes, teaching him the ropes of prison life, and a tender friendship develops between the two.

Critics Reviews

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Panos Kotzathanasis Asian Movie Pulse Jan 2, 2023
7.5
“Prison on Fire” is a true classic of HK action cinema, and a movie that has stood the test of time in the best fashion, remaining a must-watch until today. Go to Full Review
Alberto Abuín Espinof Feb 12, 2020
A good movie, which stands like a small classic. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Oct 1, 2005
3/5
Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com Sep 10, 2005
3/4
Chow once again takes command, handling the drama and comedy with equal capability. Go to Full Review
Nicolas Lacroix Showbizz.net Nov 12, 2002
3/5
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Rey S Apr 19, 2017 Thrillingly funny and iconic
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Cast & Crew

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Ringo Lam

Director

Chow Yun-Fat

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Tony Leung Ka Fai

Lo Ka Yiu

Roy Cheung

Officer 'Scarface' Hung

Yin Nam

Writer

Catherine S.K. Chang

Producer

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Prison on Fire

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Movie Info

Synopsis 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) intervenes, teaching him the ropes of prison life, and a tender friendship develops between the two.
Director
Ringo Lam
Producer
Catherine S.K. Chang, Karl Maka
Screenwriter
Yin Nam
Production Co
Cinema City Film Productions
Genre
Action
Original Language
Chinese
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 13, 1987, Original
Runtime
1h 38m
Sound Mix
Mono
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