In the Line of Duty
In the Line of Duty ( Chinese 皇家 師姐 / 皇家 师姐 , Pinyin huángjiā shījiě , Cantonese Wong gaa si ze ) is a film series from Hong Kong , produced by D&B Films Company Ltd with the intention of a series of Girls With Guns . The star of the first two parts was, among others, Michelle Yeoh and in the other parts, Cynthia Khan followed as a police officer, combining the use of firearms and combat techniques. After the huge success of these two films, others followed in the name of a retrospective called In the Line of Duty , the third part was then also the first to actually bear the title of the series, the first two parts with Michelle Yeoh were included.
The films were released worldwide and also in Germany, not only because of the three-title titles (Cantonese, Mandarin and English) that are common in Hong Kong, but also because of disagreement in the distribution system, with almost unmanageable name variants. For example, the films debuted in Germany under the name Ultra Force . This can also lead to misunderstandings, because a short time later a similar series from China / Hong Kong appeared in Germany under this name, but it is also distributed under various titles, in Germany among others as Red Force - or Megaforce - Series (including the actress Moon Lee ; first broadcast in Germany on premiere as Red Force ).
Films (published in Germany)
- Ultra Force (1986) (aka Hongkong Cop ; orig .: Wong ga jin si ; English: Royal Warriors aka Police Assassins ) - directed by David Chung ; Cast: Michelle Yeoh , Michael Fitzgerald Wong , Hiroyuki Sanada ; Producer: John Sham ; 96 min.
- Ultra Force 2 (1985) ( Ultra Force II , orig .: Huang jia shi jie ; English: Yes, Madam! Aka Police Assassins 2 ) - Director: Corey Yuen ; Cast: Michelle Yeoh , Cynthia Rothrock , Tsui Hark , John Sham ; Producer: Sammo Hung , Wu Ma ; 93 min.
- Ultra Force 3 (1988) ( Ultra Force III , orig .: Huang jia shi jie zhi III: Ci xiong da dao ; English: In the Line of Duty III aka Force of the Dragon aka Police Assassins 3 ) - Director: Arthur Wong ; Cast: Cynthia Khan , Hiroshi Fujioka ; 84 min.
- Ultra Force 4 (1989) ( Ultra Force IV , orig .: Wong gaa si ze IV - Zik gik zing jan ; English: In the Line of Duty 4 aka Witness ) - Director: Woo-ping Yuen ; Cast: Cynthia Khan , Donnie Yen , Michael Fitzgerald Wong ; 94 min.
- Ultra Force 5 (1990) ( Ultra Force V , title for German television: Red Force: The Beginning ; orig .: Huang jia shi jie zhi: Zhong jian ren ; English: In the Line of Duty V: Middle Man aka Middle Man aka In Line of Duty 5: A Beginning ) - Directors: Chuen-Yee Cha , Chris Lee ; Cast: Cynthia Khan , Kenneth Tsang , Simon Yam , Billy Chow ; 100 min.
More movies
- In the Line of Duty VI (1991) (orig .: Di xia bing gong chang ; English: Forbidden Arsenal aka In Line of Duty 6 ) - directed by Siu-keung Cheng , Chun Man Yuen ; Cast: Cynthia Khan , Robin Shou , Gary Chow ; 92 min.
- In the Line of Duty VII (1991) (orig .: Hai lang ; Engl .: Sea Wolves aka In Line of Duty 7 ) - Director: Siu-keung Cheng ; Cast: Cynthia Khan , Norman Chu , Simon Yam , Philip Kwok , Gary Chow ; 90 min.