Running Out of Time 1 and 2 (Masters of Cinema #265-266) Blu-Ray - Limited Edition
Running Out of Time 1 and 2 (Masters of Cinema #265-266) Blu-Ray - Limited Edition
This special edition release features a slip cover and a collector’s booklet featuring new writing on both films.
Acclaimed director Johnnie To helms this visually dazzling and nail-bitingly intense action thriller that became one of Hong Kong’s biggest box office hits, Running Out of Time.
Told by his doctor that he has only 2 weeks to live, Cheung Wah (Andy Lau, who won the Best Actor award at the 2000 Hong Kong Film Awards for his role) decides to take on the entire police force. After crossing paths with Inspector Ho Sheung Sang (Lau Ching-wan)—a cool, analytical police negotiator—Wah challenges the inspector to figure out his plan and catch him in the next 72 hours.
Running Out of Time 2. Lau Ching-wan reprises his role as Inspector Ho, this time chasing an elusive thief with a taste for the theatrical.
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Actors: Andy Lau, Ching Wan Lau, YoYo Mung, Ekin Cheng, Kelly Lin
Director: Johnnie To, Wing-Cheong Law
Special Features: Brand new audio commentary tracks on both films by Asian film expert Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival), Audio Commentary on Running Out of Time by writers Laurent Cortiaud and Julien Carbon - moderated by Hong Kong Film expert Stefan Hammond, Archival interviews with screenwriters Julien Carbon and Laurent Courtiaud from 2003 and 2005, Archival interview with director Johnnie To, Archival interview with Lau Ching Wan, Archival interview with composer Raymond Wong, The Directors’ Overview of Carbon and Courtiaud – archival featurette, Hong Kong Stories – 52-minute documentary from 2003 by director Yves Montmayeur (Johnnie Got His Gun!) about Hong Kong cinema mythology via Julien Carbon and Laurent Courtiaud’s experience as screenwriters in the HK film industry~working for Wong Kar-waiTsui Hark~Daniel Lee and of course Johnnie To, Making of Running Out of Time 2 – featurette, Trailers, Stills Galleries
Release Year: 1999
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Format: Blu-Ray
Label: Eureka Video
Region Coding: Region B
Language: Cantonese
Subtitles: English
Case Type: Blu-Ray Case with Slipcase
Genre:
- Action
- Crime
- Drama
- Mystery
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Run Time: 188 mins
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 original aspect ratio
Video Format: PAL