The Killer
Directed by John Woo • 1989 • Hong Kong
Starring Chow Yun-fat, Danny Lee, Sally Yeh
Hong Kong’s preeminent director, John Woo, transforms genres from both the East and the West to create this explosive and masterful action film. Featuring Hong Kong’s greatest star, Chow Yun-fat, as a killer with a conscience, the film is an exquisite dissection of morals in a corrupt society, highlighted with slow-motion sequences of brilliantly choreographed gun battles on the streets of Hong Kong.
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The Killer
Directed by John Woo • 1989 • Hong Kong
Starring Chow Yun-fat, Danny Lee, Sally Yeh,Hong Kong’s preeminent director, John Woo, transforms genres from both the East and the West to create this explosive and masterful action film. Featuring Hong Kong’s greatest star, Chow Yun-fat, as a killer wit...
Extras
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THE KILLER Commentary
This commentary track, recorded exclusively for the Criterion Collection laserdisc in 1992, features director John Woo and production executive Terence Chang.
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THE KILLER Deleted Scenes
John Woo's first cut of THE KILLER, briefly released in Taiwan, contained scenes that were later deleted from the Hong Kong cut of the film.
