''Chinese Midnight Express'' is a 1997 Hong Kong

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directed by

Billy Tang Billy Tang Hin-Shing () (died 2 July 2020) was a Hong Kong film director. Tang first entered the industry in 1979, working as an assistant director for Asia Television. He was involved in a number of popular productions, including ‘Reincarnated ...

. Set in the 1960s, the film stars

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as a righteous journalists who gets framed into prison after exposing the collusion between the corrupt police force and triads.

Cast

as Ching On *Pinky Cheung as Jess *

Ng Man-tat Richard Ng Man-tat (, 2 January 1952 – 27 February 2021) was a Hong Kong actor originally from Fujian. He was a veteran actor in the Hong Kong film industry, with dozens of awards, including Best Supporting Actor at the 10th Hong Kong Fi ...

as Brother Plane *Ben Lam as Miu Yan-sing *Ben Ng as Inspector Cheung Yiu-cho *

Elvis Tsui Elvis Tsui Kam-kong (born October 12, 1961) is a Hong Kong actor and artist. Tsui is primarily known for his roles in erotic films and martial arts films, where he's more often cast as villains. Some of the famous characters he has portrayed repe ...

as Three Legs * Lee Siu-kei as Brother Nam *Frankie Ng as Brother Doggie *John Ching as Brother Bill *Raven Choi as Brother Wai *Bowie Lau *Sung Boon-chung as Lok *

Wan Yeung-ming Vincent Wan Yeung-ming (, born 2 February 1958 in Macau) is a Hong Kong actor. Filmography * '' Find Your Voice'' (2017) * ''Shock Wave'' (2017) * ''Guia in Love'' (2015) * '' Imprisoned: Survival Guide for Rich and Prodigal'' (2015) * ''IPCC Fi ...

as Inspector Wan Chi-ho *

Law Kar-ying Dr Law Kar-ying BBS MH (born September 22, 1946) is a Hong Kong Cantonese opera singer and actor. Background Born Law Hang-tong on September 22 (August 27 Lunar), 1946 in Shunde, Guangdong as the eldest son of actor Law Kar-kuen (羅家權) an ...

as warden *

Lee Lik-chi Lee Lik-chi (李力持) (born 10 May 1961) is a Hong Kong-based actor, director, and screenwriter. He is best known for his collaborations with Stephen Chow before disassociating each other due to frequent clashes. He is also an active contribu ...

as MP *Peter Lai as Uncle Kin * as On's boss *Lai Suen as On's mom

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* 1997 films 1997 crime drama films 1990s prison drama films Hong Kong crime drama films Hong Kong prison films Triad films 1990s Cantonese-language films Films directed by Billy Tang Films about journalists Films about miscarriage of justice Films set in the 1960s Films set in Hong Kong Films shot in Hong Kong 1990s Hong Kong films {{1990s-HongKong-film-stub