Cheetah on Fire

Cheetah on Fire

1992 · 84 min · ★ 5.0 · Crime, Action

In Hong Kong, a weapon dealer has a special computer chip, which is needed to build a secret missile. He is trying to sell it to a foreign goverment. The local secret police, the CIA and an enemy band is looking for him, but he has a very rich and influential man as his partner.

Directed by Thomas Yip Shing-Hong · Written by Hung Hin-Pang

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