Anti-Corruption | |
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Directed by | Ng See Yuen |
Written by | Ng See Yuen |
Starring | Bill Lake, Ling Hon |
Distributed by | Eternal Film |
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Running time | 90 minutes [1] |
Country | Hong Kong |
Language | Mandarin Chinese |
Anti-Corruption ( simplified Chinese: 廉政风波; traditional Chinese: 廉政風暴; pinyin: Lian zheng feng bo; lit. 'Storm of Integrity') is a 1975 film written and directed by Ng See Yuen. [1] [2] It was the first film produced by Ng's company Seasonal Film Corporation. [3] Anti-Corruption was co-produced by Eternal Film. [3]
The film shows the incidents that precipitated the creation of the Independent Commission Against Corruption in 1974. [4] Anti-Corruption is a crime thriller that depicts police corruption and was based on an inquiry into the activities of the drug lord Wu Xihao between 1973 and 1974. [5] [6] It was a low-budget film that did well at the box office. [7] On 12 October 1979, the scholar Bo Yang penned a 4,000-word essay about the film in the China Times. [8] Anti-Corruption's success led to many more Hong Kong films about police and criminals to be made. [8]
Anti-Corruption | |
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Directed by | Ng See Yuen |
Written by | Ng See Yuen |
Starring | Bill Lake, Ling Hon |
Distributed by | Eternal Film |
Release date |
|
Running time | 90 minutes [1] |
Country | Hong Kong |
Language | Mandarin Chinese |
Anti-Corruption ( simplified Chinese: 廉政风波; traditional Chinese: 廉政風暴; pinyin: Lian zheng feng bo; lit. 'Storm of Integrity') is a 1975 film written and directed by Ng See Yuen. [1] [2] It was the first film produced by Ng's company Seasonal Film Corporation. [3] Anti-Corruption was co-produced by Eternal Film. [3]
The film shows the incidents that precipitated the creation of the Independent Commission Against Corruption in 1974. [4] Anti-Corruption is a crime thriller that depicts police corruption and was based on an inquiry into the activities of the drug lord Wu Xihao between 1973 and 1974. [5] [6] It was a low-budget film that did well at the box office. [7] On 12 October 1979, the scholar Bo Yang penned a 4,000-word essay about the film in the China Times. [8] Anti-Corruption's success led to many more Hong Kong films about police and criminals to be made. [8]