A Queen's Ransom

A Queen's Ransom

Film poster
Traditional 鱷潭群英會
Simplified 鳄潭群英会
Mandarin È Tán Qún Yīng Huì
Cantonese Ngok6 Taam6 Kwan4 Jing1 Wui2
Directed by Ting Shan-hsi
Produced by Raymond Chow
Screenplay by Ting Shan-hsi
Starring Jimmy Wang Yu
Angela Mao
George Lazenby
Ko Chun-hsiung
Charles Heung
Dean Shek
Music by Stanley Chow
Edited by Peter Cheung
Production
company
Distributed by Golden Harvest
Release dates
16 September 1976 (1976-09-16)
Country Hong Kong
Language Mandarin
Box office HK$553,290.10

A Queen's Ransom, also known as International Assassin, is a 1976 Hong Kong action film about a plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II. The film was written and directed by Ting Shan-hsi and starred Jimmy Wang Yu, Angela Mao, George Lazenby, Ko Chun-hsiung, Charles Heung and Dean Shek, whom also serves as the film's assistant director.

Plot

During Queen Elizabeth II's visit to Hong Kong in 1975, a group of criminals plan her assassination.

Cast

Production

Taiwanese director Ting Shan-hsi was hired by Golden Harvest off the back of his successful film, Everlasting Glory (1974).[1]

It was the last of three films George Lazenby made for Golden Harvest, the others being Stoner and The Man from Hong Kong.[2][3]

References

  1. Program description of film accessed 1 May 2014
  2. A Queens Ransom at Cityonfire.com
  3. A Queen's Ransom review at Temple of Schlock

External links


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