People's Hero is a 1987 Hong Kong thriller film written and directed by Derek Yee and starring Ti Lung. The film was nominated for three Hong Kong Film Awards, where Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Elaine Jin won the Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress awards respectively, while Ronald Wong was nominated in the former category as well.

People's Hero
Film poster
Traditional Chinese人民英雄
Simplified Chinese人民英雄
Hanyu PinyinRēnmēn Yīngxióng
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Directed byDerek Yee
Written byDerek Yee
Keith Lee
Kwan Yiu-wing
Produced byJohn Shum
StarringTi Lung
Tony Leung Chiu-wai
Tony Leung Ka-fai
Elaine Jin
Paul Chun
Bowie Lam
Ronald Wong
CinematographyWilson Chan
Edited byMa Chung-yiu
Music byLowell Lo
Production
companies
Long Shong Pictures
Maverick Films
Distributed byMaverick Films
Release date
  • 3 December 1987 (1987-12-03)
Running time
82 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguageCantonese
Box officeHK$3,983,421

Plot

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The film is about a bank robbery that goes wrong.[1]

Cast

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Awards and nominations

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Awards and nominations
Ceremony Category Recipient Outcome
7th Hong Kong Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Tony Leung Chiu-wai Won
Ronald Wong Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Elaine Jin Won
Golden Horse Awards Best Actor Ti Lung Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Elaine Jin Nominated

References

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  1. ^ "People's Hero". hkfilm.net. 1987. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d Saroch, Andrew (11 May 2015). "People's Hero". fareastfilms.com. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  3. ^ "People's Hero". lovehkfilm.com. 1987. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
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