The Protector (1985)

91 min · Action, Drama, action film, buddy cop film, comedy film, detective film, drama film, martial arts film, thriller film

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Directors

James Glickenhaus

Cast

Jackie Chan, Danny Aiello, Kim Bass, Roy Chiao

The story

U.S. version Billy Wong is a Hong Kong-born officer with the New York Police Department. During a bar robbery gone awry, Billy kills the perpetrators but loses his partner Michael Alexander, drawing the ire of his superiors.

Catalogue themes and tags

1980s, Boat, Gut und Böse, Heroin, Hongkong, Mafia, New York, Police, Shootout, Twin Towers, Crime Fiction, Action/Adventure, Martial Arts Film, Drama, Action, Chinese Movies

Genres

Action, Drama, action film, buddy cop film, comedy film, detective film, drama film, martial arts film, thriller film

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