Film

Police Story 4: First Strike 1996

Directed by Stanley Tong Gwai-Lai

  • Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime
  • 107 min
  • PG-13

They thought they possessed the ultimate weapon. They hadn't counted on Jackie Chan.

Hong Kong cop Chan Ka-Kui returns, working with Interpol to track down and arrest an illegal weapons dealer. Chan later realizes that things are not as simple as they appear and soon finds himself to be a pawn of an organization posing as Russian intelligence.

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