The Story of a Discharged Prisoner
The Story of a Discharged Prisoner is a 1967 Hong Kong crime drama film directed by Patrick Lung and starring Patrick Tse, Shih Kien and Patsy Kar.
The film partially inspired the 1986 John Woo film A Better Tomorrow, which has the same Chinese name. A Better Tomorrow combined plot elements of this film with the 1979 movie The Brothers, which in turn was a remake of 1975 Indian movie Deewaar.
Plot
Lee Cheuk-hong was a safecracker who was caught and spent more than 10 years behind bars. When One-Eyed Dragon, leader of an organized crime syndicate, learns Lee Cheuk-hong will be released, he sends his men to ask Lee to join his gang.Cast
- Patrick Tse – Lee Cheuk-hong
- Patsy Kar – Mok Si-Yan
- Wong Wai – Lee Chi-sum
- Sek Kin – Boss Lung, One-eyed Dragon
- Mak Kei – Lung's thug
- Patrick Lung – Inspector Lui
- Chan Tsai-Chung – Anna/Siu Yee-Tai
- Sai Gwa-Pau – Ah Hon
- Mang Lee – Betty/Boss' girl
- Chow Gat – Lung's crony
- Do Ping – Kit
- Szema Wah Lung – Chi-Sum's boss
- Ma Siu-Ying – Mother
- Yeung Yip-Wang – Anna's father
- Wong Hak – Cripple
- Hui Ying-Ying – Ah Hon's wife
- Lee Sau-Kei – Anna's uncle
- Lam Yuk
- Chan Chung-Kin – DPAS chief
- Lee Keng-Ching – Shelter resident
- Chan Kau Fai
- Chan Lap-Ban – Squatter's village resident
- Go Chiu – Shelter resident
- Tang Cheung – Night watchman
- Chow Wai-Fong
- Fung Ming – Policeman
- Cheung Chok-Chow – Gang lawyer