A Queen's Ransom, (Chinese: 鱷潭群英會) also known as International Assassin, is a 1976 Hong Kong action film about a plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II. The film was written and directed by Ting Shan-hsi and starred Jimmy Wang Yu, Angela Mao, George Lazenby, Ko Chun-hsiung, Charles Heung and Dean Shek, whom also serves as the film's assistant director.
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Traditional | 鱷潭群英會 |
Simplified | 鳄潭群英会 |
Mandarin | È Tán Qún Yīng Huì |
Cantonese | Ngok6 Taam6 Kwan4 Jing1 Wui2 |
Directed by | Ting Shan-hsi |
Screenplay by | Ting Shan-hsi |
Produced by | Raymond Chow |
Starring | Jimmy Wang Yu Angela Mao George Lazenby Ko Chun-hsiung Charles Heung Dean Shek |
Edited by | Peter Cheung |
Music by | Stanley Chow |
Production company | Golden Harvest |
Distributed by | Golden Harvest |
Release date | 16 September 1976 (1976-09-16) |
Country | Hong Kong |
Language | Mandarin |
Box office | HK$553,290.10 |
During Queen Elizabeth II's visit to Hong Kong in 1975, a group of criminals plan her assassination.
Taiwanese director Ting Shan-hsi was hired by Golden Harvest off the back of his successful film, Everlasting Glory (1974).[1]
It was the last of three films George Lazenby made for Golden Harvest, the others being Stoner and The Man from Hong Kong.[2][3]
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