The Brothers

The Brothers (Cantonese: 差人大佬搏命仔 Cha yan daai liu bok meng chai, Mandarin: Cha ren da lao bo ming zai) is a 1979 Hong Kong action crime-drama film directed by Hua Shan, written by Lam Chin Wai and Yuen Cheung, and produced by Runme Shaw under the Shaw Brothers Studio. The film stars Tony Liu, Danny Lee Sau-Yin, Chau Li Chuan, Ku Feng, and Nam Hung. It is a remake of Indian action crime-drama film Deewaar (1975), written by Salim–Javed. In turn, The Brothers inspired John Woo's A Better Tomorrow and played a key role in the creation of the heroic bloodshed crime genre of 1980s Hong Kong action cinema. Plot Hong Kong Cinemagic provides the following plot summary. Cast The following are the film's main cast members. Tony Liu (Lau Wing) as Zhang Zhigang Danny Lee Sau-Yin as Inspector Zhang Zhiqiang Chow Lai-Kuen as Yanfen Ku Feng as Boss Qian Laosan Nam Hung as Mother Zhang Chiang Tao as Zhou Hei / Blackie Ricky Wong Chung-Tsu as Young Zhigang Harada Riki as Father Zhang Chan Shen as Boss Huang Shou Ren Alan Chan Kwok-Kuen as Huang's assistant Wang Han-Chen as Dock worker Yang Chi-Ching as Police chief Wong Ching-Ho as Mr. Wang Hung Ling-Ling as Mrs. Wang