Hong Kong Synopsis
萬人斬
2 million taels in gold has been stolen from a vault within the Forbidden City. The Empress wants the money returned within 10 days. Chief Constable Leng Tian-Ying is hired to bring back the gold robbers, dead or alive- and Leng's earned a reputation of never bringing anyone back alive.
The 1979–1981 Hong Kong Window
54 Hong Kong films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Killer Constable sits at position #4.
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The 1980s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1980s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Killer Constable premiered. 151 total titles in this decade from Hong Kong.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #122 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (85th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.8 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #65 of 516 (top 13%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Spoken Languages | Cantonese, Mandarin |
| Production Companies | Shaw Brothers |
| Runtime | 1h 38m |
| Release Date | March 28, 1980 |
| IMDb | tt0083313 |