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Police Story 4: First Strike
They thought they possessed the ultimate weapon. They hadn't counted on Jackie Chan.
1996 · 1h 47m · PG-13
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Stanley Tong Gwai-lai
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Police Story 4: First Strike
Overview
Hong Kong cop Chan Ka-Kui returns, working with Interpol to track down and arrest an illegal weapons dealer. Chan later realises that things are not as simple as they appear and soon finds himself to be a pawn of an organisation posing as Russian intelligence.
Director and cast
- Stanley Tong Gwai-lai Director
- Jackie Chan as Chan Ka-Kui
- Jackson Liu as Tsui Kit
- Annie Wu Chen-chun as Annie
- Bill Tung Biu as Uncle Bill
- Yuri Petrov as Gregor
- Nonna Grishaeva as Natasha
- Alan Sit Chun-wai as Allen
- Chan Man-ching as Golden Dragon Club Member
- Rocky Lai Keung-ken as Golden Dragon Club Member
- Chan Wai-To as Golden Dragon Club Member
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