Foxbat
Time: Now. Place: Hong Kong. Code Name: Foxbat.
1977•1h 47m•
★5.7(7 ratings)
ActionDrama
Overview
In Hong Kong, a Chinese cook swallows a microfilm by accident and becomes a target.
Director
Leong Po-ChihWriters
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Time: Now. Place: Hong Kong. Code Name: Foxbat.
In Hong Kong, a Chinese cook swallows a microfilm by accident and becomes a target.
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The film's tagline is: "Time: Now. Place: Hong Kong. Code Name: Foxbat."
The runtime is 107 minutes (1h 47m).
The film features dialogue in 3 languages: Cantonese, Russian, English.
The film was directed by Leong Po-Chih.
The screenplay was written by Philip Chan Yan-Kin and Leong Po-Chih.
The score was composed by Roy Budd.
Cinematography was handled by Tony Hope.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt0076049.
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Average
7 votes
Foxbat
Released
广州话 / 廣州話, Pусский, English
Hong Kong
