Prison on Fire

Prison on Fire
Film poster
Traditional	監獄風雲
Simplified	监狱风云
Mandarin	Jiān Yù Fēng Yún
Cantonese	Gaam1 Juk6 Fung1 Wan4
Directed by	Ringo Lam
Produced by	Karl Maka Catherine S.K. Chang
Written by	Nam Yin
Starring	Chow Yun-fat Tony Leung Ka-fai
Music by	Lowell Lo
Cinematography	Lau Hung-chuen Joe Chan Kwong-hung Wong Man-wan Jingle Ma Cho Wai-kei Cinema City Cinematographers Unit
Edited by	Cinema City Production Co. Ltd. Editing Unit
Distributed by	Cinema City & Films Co.
Release dates	13 November 1987 (1987-11-13)
Running time	101 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese

Prison on Fire is a 1987 Hong Kong action film directed by Ringo Lam and starring Chow Yun-fat and Tony Leung Ka-fai. The film was followed by a sequel in the 1991's Prison on Fire II.

Plot

The plot mostly involves the two main characters, Ching and Yiu and problems they face with Mickey, a fellow inmate and "Scarface", a high-ranking officer. Yiu is sentenced to three years for manslaughter. In a fight for his father, he kicked a man onto the path of a bus. Ching was sent to prison for killing his wife for being a prostitute. During the end of the film, inmates decide to go on hunger strike to protest against the cigarette price rise, this causes problems with "Assassin". Ching bit "Scarface"'s ear off and gets an extended sentence, Yiu is released from the prison.

Cast

• Chow Yun-fat as Chung Tin-Ching
• Tony Leung Ka-fai as Lo Ka-Yiu
• Roy Cheung as Officer 'Scarface' Hung
• Frankie Ng as Blind Snake
• Shing Fui-on as Big Fool
• William Ho as Mickey
• Tommy Wong as Bill
• Terrence Fok as Yung
• Nam Yin as Prisoner's head

Accolades

See also

• Chow Yun-fat filmography
• List of Hong Kong films

External links

• Prison on Fire at the Internet Movie Database
• Prison on Fire at Rotten Tomatoes
• Prison on Fire at AllMovie
• lovehkfilm.com entry