The Saviour

The Saviour

1980 · 82 min · ★ 5.8 · Thriller, Crime, Drama

Inspectors Tong (Shaw Brothers regular Pai Ying) and Cheng (Kent Cheng) are investing a psychopathic serial killer who has been raping and murdering prostitutes. With the help of a young prostitute, they follow the bloody trail to...

Directed by Ronny Yu · Written by Alfred Cheung Kin-Ting

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