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In the Line of Duty IV

1989 · 94 min · Director: Woo-Ping Yuen, Yuen Woo-Ping ★ IMDb 7.1 · 2,131 ratings

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Two detectives who are up to their necks in trouble and in each other's face, as they try to shut down a drug-trafficking scheme that could be connected with international ties to organized crime. But in the mist of their investigation, innocent immigrant dock worker Luk Wan-Ting gets caught up in the mix when he witnesses the murder of an intelligence operative and is framed for the crime. After escaping police custody and after his friend is brutally killed by hired assassins in search of a film negative that Luk lost, he has no choice but to return to Hong Kong until the heat cools off. Donny and Penny Yeung are called in to extradite him with the aid of Captain Michael. Penny believes that Luk is innocent and tries to do everything in her power to help him, while Donny who is skeptical about Luk's innocence, thinks he's guilty and does his best to snap the cuffs on him. As the two do more investigating, they learn that the drug cartel could have connections with rogue C.I.A. operatives, who could also have someone on the police force keeping tabs on them about their investigation. At this point, Penny and Donny don't know if they can trust their own co-workers or even each other for that matter and Luk's testimony to what he saw poses a threat to the criminals involved in the conspiracy. Now for the next 72 hours, Penny and Donny will have to learn to tolerate each other while trying to protect Luk from the assassins who want him silenced. If they can do that, the bad guys don't stand a chance and they just might all survive this case...if they don't end up killing each other first!

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In the Line of Duty IV (1989) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 35%, Humor 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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Cast

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Cynthia Khan

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Cynthia Khan

Insp Rachel Yeung Lai-Ching

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Michael Wong

Captain Michael Wong

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Yuen Yat-Choh

Luk Wan-Ting

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Lisa Chiao Chiao

Luk's Mother

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Wai Gei-Shun

HK Police Officer

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Yuen Shun-Yi

Drug Dealer

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Michael Woods

Black Fighter on Rooftop / Motorbike

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John Salvitti

Fighter in Alley

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Stephan Berwick

Fighter on Motorbike

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Fairlie Ruth Kordick

Blonde Fighter

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Paul Wong Kwan

Killer at Hospital

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Eddie Maher

Loan Shark in Seattle

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Cho Wing

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Jim James

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Derek Kwok Jing-Hung

Details

Directed by
Woo-Ping Yuen, Yuen Woo-Ping
Written by
Chi-Sing Cheung, Wing-Fai Wong, Kwong-Kim Yip, Kim Yip Kwong-Kim, Cheung Chi-Sing, Anthony Wong Wing-Fai, Stephen Shin Kei-Yin
Type
Movies
Released
1989
Runtime
94 min
Country
Hong Kong
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.1 · 2,131 ratings
Feels mostly
Excitement
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