The Hellfire Angel

The Hellfire Angel

1979 · 91 min · Drama, Crime, Action

Cheng Szu is a hostess in a Hong Kong night-club who spends one evening in the company of 4 crooks masquerading as Indonesian billionaires. When CID crash the party 2 of the men, Ling & Hung, escape while the other pair, Lu & Tan, are captured and imprisoned.

Directed by Lam Kwok-Cheung · Written by Lee Wing-Cheung

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