Long Arm of the Law IV: Underground Express
Jun 05 1990
•2h 40m
•Action, Crime
The final entry in Michael and Johnny Mak's Long Arm of the Law series, Underground Express once again tells a story of gangsters versus police, focusing on the difference between how both factions act depending if they're coming from Hong Kong or Mainland China.
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Elvis Tsui
Wong Bing
Chan Ging
Doggy
Ronny Ching
Fire / Wong Ching Fo
Frankie Chan Chi-Leung
Shik
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