Traditional | 四大名捕 |
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Simplified | 四大名捕 |
Mandarin | Sì Dà Míng Bǔ |
Cantonese | Sei3 Daai6 Ming4 Bou6 |
Directed by | Gordon Chan Janet Chun |
Screenplay by | Gordon Chan Maria Wong Frankie Tam |
Story by | Woon Swee Oan |
Produced by | Gordon Chan Abe Kwong |
Starring | Deng Chao Liu Yifei Collin Chou Ronald Cheng Anthony Wong |
Cinematography | Lai Yiu-fai |
Edited by | Chan Ki-hop |
Music by | Henry Lai Wan-man |
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Running time | 117 minutes |
Country | Hong Kong |
Language | Mandarin |
Budget | RMB80 million ($12.5 million)[1] |
The Four is a 2012 Hong Kong wuxia film directed by Gordon Chan and Janet Chun. It is the first film adaptation of Woon Swee Oan's novel series Si Da Ming Bu (四大名捕; The Four Great Constables), which has previously been adapted to a television series. In all adaptations and interpretations, the nicknames of the Four remained the same — Emotionless, Iron Hands, Life Snatcher and Cold Blood. They dedicated their special skills to the service of their chief, Master Zhuge, in solving crimes and apprehending powerful criminals.
The film is the first in an announced trilogy, the second instalment of which started shooting in 2012.[2] The Four II was released on December 6, 2013. The last film, The Four III, was released on August 22, 2014.
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