Movie · 1989
Sentenced to Hang
Released 2 November 1989 105 min Crime / Drama / Thriller More from 1989 → IMDb ↗ · Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
After being fired by his penny-pinching boss, Wai and his two life-long friends decide to kidnap and ransom his son. The situation spirals out of control after the boy is accidentally killed as a result. Based on a true story.
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How old were they?
Hui Ying-Sau
as Pao
Jian Rui-Chao
as Man Fondling Prostitute
Wang Lai
as King's Mother
Tien Feng
as Wong Shek-Kam
Kent Cheng Jak-Si
as Ma Yee-Charn
Tony Leung Ka-fai
as Li Wai
Elvis Tsui Kam-Kong
as Tang Chi-King
Kiki Sheung
as Kiu
Carrie Ng Ka-Lai
as Lai
Stuart Yung Sai-Kit
as Kau
Yu Kwok-Lok
as Snake Ming
Wong Chi-Keung
as Fook
Wai Gei-Shun
as Sergeant Lee Choi
Wong Hung
as Policeman
Cheung Yong
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The numbers
$1mworldwide box office
54years between the oldest and youngest billed
79Hui Ying-Sau — oldest on the call sheet
25Carrie Ng Ka-Lai — youngest billed
47average age of the credited cast