The Killer
John Woo
John is a professional killer who works solo. While he is carrying out a contract he wounds a young singer called Jenny. Eaten up with remorse, John accepts a contract which will give him enough money to pay for Jenny's care. But the contract goes wrong, and John finds himself being pursued by both his employer and the police at the same time.
With : Chow Yun-Fat, Danny Lee, Sally Yeh, Kenneth Tsnag
Screenplay : John Woo
Image : Peter Pau, Wong Wing-Hang
Editing : Fan Kung-Ming, David Wu
Decors : Dai Zhenqing
Music : Lowell Lowe
Screenplay : John Woo
Image : Peter Pau, Wong Wing-Hang
Editing : Fan Kung-Ming, David Wu
Decors : Dai Zhenqing
Music : Lowell Lowe
Production : Golden Princess Films, Magnum Entertainment
"Melville is a God for me. I discovered him with Le Samouraï at the beginning of the 70s, when it came out in the commercial circuit in Hong Kong. This was the film that made Alain Delon a star in Asia. It was a real eye-opener for me. I was amazed by the novelty of his style, his technique, his restrain. Melville appeared to me to be a gentleman: his way of telling a story is always "cool", peaceful, philosophical... The Killer was deeply influenced by Melville, particularly his approach to characters. What I learned the most from Melville was the way he stages action, the momentum in the sequences, before the action explodes. There is always a feeling of danger hovering over the scenes" (J. Woo).