Story of a Discharged Prisoner (1967)

Original title

英雄本色

Directed by

Kong Lung

Genre

action film

Country

Hong Kong

Runtime

1h 58m

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A man tries to rebuild his life after being released from prison. He faces suspicion and pressure from both the police and his former criminal associates.

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What happens

The Story of a Discharged Prisoner (Chinese: 英雄本色; also called Upright Repenter) is a 1967 Hong Kong crime drama film directed by Patrick Lung and starring Patrick Tse, Shih Kien and Patsy Kar. The film partially inspired the 1986 John Woo film A Better Tomorrow, which has the same Chinese name. A Better Tomorrow combined plot elements of this film with the 1979 movie The Brothers, which in turn was a remake of 1975 Indian movie Deewaar. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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