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Prison on Fire
1987
· Movie
· 98 min
B
MEANRANK
75/100
Every rating
68–87
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Kinopoisk on 68, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 87.
See the most agreed on films →A veteran inmate takes a newcomer under his wing as the pair confront both other violent inmates and the prison's corrupt wardens.
Details
- Director
- Ringo Lam Ling-Tung
- Writer
- Nam Yin
- Studio
- Cinema City Company Limited
- Released
- 13 November 1987
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Language
- Cantonese
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Box office
- $4.0M
- Awards
- 0 wins, 8 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
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| 7th Hong Kong Film Awards 1987 | Best Director | Ringo Lam | Nominee |
| 7th Hong Kong Film Awards 1987 | Best Screenplay | Nam Yin | Nominee |
| 7th Hong Kong Film Awards 1987 | Best Actor | Chow Yun-fat | Nominee |
| 7th Hong Kong Film Awards 1987 | Best Supporting Actor | William Ho | Nominee |
| 7th Hong Kong Film Awards 1987 | Best Supporting Actor | Roy Cheung | Nominee |
| 7th Hong Kong Film Awards 1987 | Best New Performer | Tommy Wong | Nominee |
| 7th Hong Kong Film Awards 1987 | Best Original Film Score | Lowell Lo | Nominee |
| 7th Hong Kong Film Awards 1987 | Best Original Film Song | Song: Full of Hope (充滿希望) Composer: Lowell Lo Lyricist: John Chong Singer: Maria Cordero | Nominee |
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7th Hong Kong Film Awards
8 nominations
| Best Actor | Chow Yun-fat | Nominee |
| Best Director | Ringo Lam | Nominee |
| Best New Performer | Tommy Wong | Nominee |
| Best Original Film Score | Lowell Lo | Nominee |
| Best Original Film Song | Song: Full of Hope (充滿希望) Composer: Lowell Lo Lyricist: John Chong Singer: Maria Cordero | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Nam Yin | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | William Ho | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Roy Cheung | Nominee |