What Price Honesty?
目無王法
Synopsis
Police corruption is the theme of this brutal harbinger of the bleak "new wave" crime thriller. Pai Piao, Danny Lee, and "Venom" Sun Chien star as idealistic police school graduates who run afoul of such vicious, murderous depravity that the cop who is killed first could be considered the lucky one.
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Jason Pai Piao
He Zhong Heng
Sun Chien
Luo Zhang
Danny Lee Sau-Yin
Ying Hao
Lily Li
Ying Hao's wife
Lo Lieh
Sun Long
Yang Chi-Ching
Lord Huang, envoy
Chiang Nan
Lord Ge, magistrate
Keung Hon
Chief Liu
Chan Shen
Fifth Master
Wong Ching-Ho
Bank customer (uncredited)
Lam Sau-Kwan
Xiu Lian
Ting Tung
Prison guard
Mama Hung
Brothel madam
Hung San-Nam
Constable
Ailen Sit Chun-Wai
Constable
Brandy Yuen Jan-Yeung
Prisoner/Prison guard
Ngai Tim-Choi
Prisoner
Sai Gwa-Pau
Bank teller (uncredited)
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Patrick Yuen Ho-Chuen
- Screenplay & Story
- Ni Kuang, Patrick Yuen Ho-Chuen
- Original Score
- Eddie H. Wang Chi-Ren
- Original Title
- 目無王法
- Country of Origin
- Hong Kong
- Spoken Languages
- Mandarin
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Production Studios
- Shaw Brothers
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Patrick Yuen Ho-Chuen
Ni Kuang, Patrick Yuen Ho-Chuen
Eddie H. Wang Chi-Ren
Cho On-Sun
Chiang Hsing-Lung, Fong Bo-Wa
Mona Fong Yat-Wah
Department Leadership Roster
Patrick Yuen Ho-Chuen
Director
Ni Kuang
Screenplay
Mona Fong Yat-Wah
Producer
Patrick Yuen Ho-Chuen
Screenplay
Chiang Hsing-Lung
Editor
Fong Bo-Wa
Editor
Cho On-Sun
Director of Photography
Liu Chi-Yu
Costume Design
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What is What Price Honesty? about?
Police corruption is the theme of this brutal harbinger of the bleak "new wave" crime thriller. Pai Piao, Danny Lee, and "Venom" Sun Chien star as idealistic police school graduates who run afoul of such vicious, murderous depravity that the cop who is killed first could be considered the lucky one.
Who directed What Price Honesty??
What Price Honesty? was directed by Patrick Yuen Ho-Chuen.
Who stars in What Price Honesty??
The principal cast of What Price Honesty? includes Jason Pai Piao, Sun Chien, Danny Lee Sau-Yin, Lily Li, Lo Lieh.
When was What Price Honesty? released and how long is it?
What Price Honesty? was released in 1981 with a total runtime of 1h 29m.
Who composed the musical score for What Price Honesty??
The original motion picture soundtrack for What Price Honesty? was composed by Eddie H. Wang Chi-Ren.