Heroes Shed No Tears
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Heroes Shed No Tears (originally Ying Xiong Wei Lei) is a film made by John Woo in 1986, prior to his success of A Better Tomorrow. It is a story about a group of mercenaries on a mission to extract a drug lord from the Indochina area.
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[edit] Release
The film exhibits some of John Woo's distinguishing marks, though John Woo was reportedly dissatisfied with the end film and decided to shelve the project. However, after the success of A Better Tomorrow, the studio did release this title and it gained moderate success under the title Sunset Warrior.
On July 17, 2006, Contender Entertainment Group released the film on DVD and it is now widely available.
[edit] Box office
The film grossed a weak HK $2,833,051 at the Hong Kong box office.[1]
[edit] Cast
- Chin Yuet Sang
- Jang Doo Hee
- Kim Ho Kon
- Eddy Ko - Chan Chung
- Lam Ching Ying - Vietnamese officer
- Lau Chau Sang - Chau Sang
- Cécile Le Bailly - French girl
- Philippe Loffredo
- Sheng Kuo
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