The Killer is another hard-boiled action flick from John Woo featuring eye-popping balletic violence and philosophical underpinnings.
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Movie Info
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Director -
John Woo -
Producer -
Hark Tsui -
Screenwriter -
John Woo -
Distributor -
Fox Lorber , Buena Vista Home Video (BVHV) , Criterion Collection -
Production Co -
Magnum , Golden Princess Film Production Limited , Film Workshop Ltd. -
Rating -
R -
Genre -
Action , Crime , Drama -
Original Language -
Chinese -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Sep 10, 1989, Original -
Release Date (DVD) -
Mar 30, 2010 -
Runtime -
1h 51m -
Sound Mix -
Mono -
Aspect Ratio -
Flat (1.85:1)