City on Fire (1987): Where to Watch, Cast & Facts

A spoiler-aware look at City on Fire (1987) : its story, key cast and where to watch this movie. He thought he knew the risks of going undercover.

Where to watch

TMDB's U.S. watch-provider data lists Amazon Prime Video, Criterion Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads. Availability changes by country and date, so check your streaming app before watching.

Cast

Chow Yun-Fat as Ko Chow; Sun Yueh as Inspector Lau Ting-Kuang; Danny Lee Sau-Yin as Fu / Tiger; Carrie Ng Ka-Lai as Hung; Roy Cheung Yiu-Yeung as Inspector John Chan; Lau Kong as Commissioner Chow; Fong Yau as Chow Nam; Parkman Wong Pak-Man as Detective Man

About City on Fire

Ko Chow is an undercover cop who is under pressure from all sides. His boss, Inspector Lau, wants him to infiltrate a gang of ruthless jewel thieves; his girlfriend wants him to commit to marriage or she will leave Hong Kong with another lover; and he is being pursued by other cops who are unaware that he is a colleague. Chow would rather quit the force, feeling guilty about betraying gang members who have become his friends.

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Figures and availability come from public TMDB data and are provided as a sourced reference.