Directed by:
Shan-Hsi TingCinematography:
Chris ChenCast:
George Lazenby, Bolo Yeung, Peter Lung Chan, Ying-Chieh Han, Jimmy Wang Yu, Angela Mao, Helen Poon, Dean Shek, Judith Brown, Charles Heung, Shen Wang (more)Plots(1)
As Queen Elizabeth II arrives in Hong Kong for a state visit, a band of skilled mercenaries plan her assassination. Contracted by an Irish Republican (George Lazenby), the international group of hired killers includes a Japanese explosives expert (Chang Pei-shan), a Thai boxer (Bolo Yeung), a Filipino sniper (Peter Chan Lung) and a veteran of the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam (Jimmy Wang Yu). As the conspirators move to carry out their plot, two police officials (Ko Chun-Hsiung and Charles Heung) work with a young socialite (Tanny Tien Ni) in a race against time to save the Monarch’s head - while also trying to manage a crisis that has brought a huge number of refugees to Hong Kong, including a young Cambodian princess (Angela Mao). Written and directed by Ting Shan-hsi, A Queen’s Ransom was Golden Harvest’s attempt to capitalise on the popular success of the political thriller in the wake of The Day of the Jackal. (Eureka Entertainment)
(more)Cast
George Lazenby
Australia
Best movies:
Gettysburg (1993)
Batman Beyond: The Movie (1999) (TV movie)
The Man from Hong Kong (1975)
Bolo Yeung
China
Best movies:
Man of Iron (1972)
The Deadly Duo (1971)
The Heroic Ones (1970)
Peter Lung Chan
Best movies:
The Victim (1980)
The Incredible Kung Fu Master (1979)
Heroes of the East (1978)
Ying-Chieh Han
China
Best movies:
Dragon Inn (1967)
A Better Tomorrow (1986)
Broken Oath (1977)
Jimmy Wang Yu
China
Best movies:
The Assassin (1967)
Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl (1998)
One-Armed Boxer (1972)
Angela Mao
Taiwan
Best movies:
The Tournament (1974)
Broken Oath (1977)
When Taekwondo Strikes (1973)
Helen Poon
China
Best movies:
Heroes of the East (1978)
Crippled Avengers (1978)
Shaolin Abbot (1979)
Dean Shek
China
Best movies:
Warriors Two (1978)
Le Maître chinois (1978)
Odd Couple (1979)
Judith Brown
USA
Best movies:
Appelez-moi docteur (1978)
The Big Doll House (1971)
Women in Cages (1971)
Charles Heung
Best movies:
God of Gamblers (1989)
God of Gamblers II (1990)
Shen Wang
Best movies:
The Tournament (1974)
All in the Family (1975)
Not Scared to Die (1973)
Chia-Hsiang Wu
China
Best movies:
Legend of the Mountain (1979)
The Iron Monkey (1977)
The Valiant Ones (1974)
Li-Jen Hao
China
Best movies:
The Assassin (1967)
The Lady Hermit (1971)
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978)
David Gam-gwai Chung
Best movies:
Amsterdam Connection (1978)
Tit-Wo Chu
Hong Kong
Best movies:
Martial Club (1981)
The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter (1984)
Dragon's Claws (1979)
Ching-Po Chang
Best movies:
The Victim (1980)
The Iron Fisted Monk (1977)
Last Hurrah for Chivalry (1979)
Pei-Shan Chang
China
Best movies:
The Assassin (1967)
Broken Oath (1977)
One-Armed Swordsman (1967)
Man-Wah Yue
Best movies:
Broken Oath (1977)
When Taekwondo Strikes (1973)
The Valiant Ones (1974)