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A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon

A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon

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A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon

1989

1h 58m

6.4(161 votes)

Action

Crime

Thriller

Drama

Overview

Before the events of A Better Tomorrow (1986), Mark 'Gor' Lee heads to Saigon during the Vietnam War to bring home his uncle and cousin, but his task becomes complicated when a well-known criminal tries to help him.

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10 featured cast members

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Chow Yun-Fat

Chow Yun-Fat

Mark

Anita Mui Yim-Fong

Anita Mui Yim-Fong

Chow Ying-Kit

Tony Leung Ka-fai

Tony Leung Ka-fai

Michael Cheung Chi-Mun

Saburo Tokito

Saburo Tokito

Sam Ho Cheung Ching

Sek Kin

Sek Kin

Michael's Father

Foo Wang-Tat

Foo Wang-Tat

10th Uncle

Cheng Wai-Lun

Pat

Maggie Cheung Ho-Yee

Maggie Cheung Ho-Yee

Ling

Andrew Kam Yeung-Wah

Jimmy

Nam Yin

Nam Yin

Bond

Creative team

Directed by: Tsui Hark
Written by: Tsui Hark
Tai Foo-Ho
Produced by: Tsui Hark
John Woo

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