Long Arm of the Law (film)

Long Arm of the Law (省港旗兵, lit. "Red Guards in Guangzhou and Hong Kong") is a 1984 Hong Kong film directed by Johnny Mak Tong-hung.

The film was followed by three sequels: Long Arm of the Law II (1987), Long Arm of the Law III (1989) and Long Arm of the Law IV: Underground Express (1990).

Cast

 * Chen Jing
 * Kong Lung
 * Ben Lam Kwok Bun
 * David Lam Wai
 * Ng Hoi Tin
 * Shum Wai
 * Wong Kin
 * Wong Yan Tat
 * Yeung Min
 * Tommy Wong Kwong Leung - cameo
 * Charles Rhys Rowlands

Awards
4th Annual Hong Kong Film Awards (1985):
 * Won - Best Supporting Actor (Shum Wai)
 * Won - Best Editing (Cheung Yiu-Chung)
 * Nominated - Best Film
 * Nominated - Best Director (Johnny Mak Tong-Hung)
 * Nominated - Best Screenplay (Philip Chan Yan-Kin)
 * Nominated - Best New Performer (Lin Wei)
 * Nominated - Best Cinematography (Koo Kwok-Wah)
 * Nominated - Best Action Choreography (Billy Chan Wui-Ngai)
 * Nominated - Best Original Score (Lam Mo-Tak)

Long Arm of the Law was ranked #6 on the list of Best 100 Chinese Motion Pictures during the 24th Hong Kong Film Awards ceremony on 27 March 2005.