Long Arm of the Law
Release date: 1984-07-11
Votes: 39
Genres: Action, Crime
A group of desperate Chinese criminals hope to make a quick, effortless score in Hong Kong. Things go afoul, and the gang must hide out until the heat dies down, besmirched with the blood of an undercover cop.
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