Heroes Shed No Tears

1984 · directed by John Woo

Rating
64/100
Hit
no

The Thai government hires a group of Chinese mercenaries to capture a powerful drug lord from the Golden Triangle. The mercenaries manage to capture the drug lord, but soon find themselves pursued by his forces, and the forces of a bitter Thai officer. The Chinese mercenaries are vastly outnumbered, and as their numbers begin to dwindle, their desperation pulls them into a corner as their enemies close in on them.

Heroes Shed No Tears (1984), directed by John Woo, rates 64/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

  • Eddy Ko Hung
  • Lam Ching-ying
  • Ma Yingchun
  • Philippe Loffredo
  • Cécile Le Bailly
  • Lee Hae-suk
  • Chin Yuet-Sang
  • Tsang Choh-Lam
  • Ka Lee
  • Pang Yun-Cheung

Crew

  • Kenichi Nakagawa — Director of Photography
  • Hyeon Dong-Choon — Editor
  • Peter Cheung Yiu-Chung — Editor
  • Chung Shiu-Fung — Original Music Composer
  • John Woo — Writer

More from John Woo

  1. Bullet in the Head (1990) — 85/100 · hit
  2. Hard Boiled (1992) — 82/100 · hit
  3. Last Hurrah for Chivalry (1979) — 82/100 · hit
  4. The Killer (1989) — 81/100 · hit
  5. A Better Tomorrow (1986) — 79/100
  6. Face/Off (1997) — 78/100

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