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A cop goes undercover to infiltrate a deadly prison where a team of mercenaries is being assembled.A cop goes undercover to infiltrate a deadly prison where a team of mercenaries is being assembled.A cop goes undercover to infiltrate a deadly prison where a team of mercenaries is being assembled.
Sammo Kam-Bo Hung
- Fatty Liu Hsi Chia
- (as Sammo Hung)
- …
Tony Ka Fai Leung
- Wei Wang
- (as Leung Ka-Fay)
- …
Chung-Hua Tou
- Chiu
- (as Tao Chung Hwa)
- …
Jimmy Wang Yu
- Kui
- (as Wang Yu)
- …
Chun-Hsiung Ko
- Prison Chief
- (as Ko Chuen-Hsiung)
- …
- Director
- Writers
- Li Fu
- Yun-Chiao Yeh
- Domonic Muir(english version) (uncredited)
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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- TriviaThe main stars of the film, all big name talents in Asia already at the time of filming, were rumored to have appeared in this film because a Hong Kong triad boss forced them to be, at gun point. This rumor has persisted for many years, and has not been addressed directly in public by any of the leads.
- Crazy creditsAn outtake reel in shown during the end credits.
- Alternate versionsTaiwanese video is 35 minutes longer than Hong Kong version and features more character development of the Taiwanese actors and bit players.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Cinema of Vengeance (1994)
- SoundtracksYuri's Arrival : The Sadist
(From No Retreat No Surrender 2)
Performed by David Spear
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Certainly watchable, but not a classic
Island Of Fire aka The Prisoner is a Chinese language prison actioner. I have the American version and usually US companies butcher Chinese movies to make them more marketable for action audiences, taking out important plot points and terrible English overdubbing. This movie is no exception to that, however I did find this reasonably entertaining. Tony Leung Ka Fai( who starred in Prison On Fire, The Lover,etc) is the lead here as an undercover cop that goes to prison. He is joined by Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Andy Lau and Jimmy Wang Yu. This ensemble cast did the movie as a favor and out of respect for Jimmy Wang Yu, who was also produced the film as well. The movie comes across a bit clunky as a poor man's Death Warrant, but with much better fight scenes. The movie rips off seemingly every prison movie ever made and the plot seems to drift off and end with a John Woo style shootout at the end. I'm sure the Tawainese version is better and makes more sense, but for action this is not a bad time passer at all. However, if you consider the combined talents of the cast, it was a wasted opportunity to do something great.
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- dworldeater
- Sep 24, 2020
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