Running Out of Time
“Let the games begin.”
1999•1h 33m•7.3•Released
DramaActionThrillerCrime
Police inspector and excellent hostage negotiator Ho Sheung-Sang finds himself in over his head when he is pulled into a 72 hour game by a cancer suffering criminal out for vengeance on Hong Kong's organized crime syndicates.
Director
Johnnie To
Writer
Laurent Courtiaud, Yau Nai-Hoi, Julien Carbon
Budget
$0M
Revenue
$2M
Languages
Cantonese, Mandarin, English
Studio
Win's Entertainment Ltd.
Cast
Lau Ching-Wan
Insp. Ho Sheung-Sang
Andy Lau
Mr. Cheung
Yoyo Mung Ka-Wai
Leung Yuen Ting
Benz Hui Siu-Hung
Chief Inspector Wong Kai Fai
Lam Suet
Suet
Waise Lee Chi-Hung
Mr. Chen
Hung Wai-Leung
Mr. Lee
Oscar Lam Wai-Kin
Mr. Hau
Ruby Wong Cheuk-Ling
Head of Interpol
Jimmy Wong
Office Building Security Guard
Lee Sau-Kei
Mr. Cheung's Doctor
Wilson Ai Wai
Policeman in Bank Robbery
Paco Yick Tin-Hung
Bank Robber
Samuel Yau Man-Shing
Bank Robber
Jerome Fung
SDU
Production
Company
Win's Entertainment Ltd.
Company
Milkyway Image
Producer
Johnnie To
Producer
Charles Heung
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