Directed by:
Ringo LamCinematography:
Hung-Chuen LauComposer:
Noel QuinlanCast:
Olivia Hussey, Vernon Wells, Danny Lee, Tommy Wong, Rosamund Kwan, David Hedison, Mars, Stuart Smith, Louis Roth, Ewa Wiśniewska, Andrzej Szenajch (more)Plots(1)
After several successful action-adventure films in Hong Kong, Ringo Lam made UNDECLARED WAR, his first film in English with an international cast. It stars Olivia Hussey (Franco Zeffirelli's ROMEO AND JULIET) as Rebecca, a member of the international terrorist group the World Liberation Army. Starting in Poland with the murder of an American diplomat and his family, the action quickly moves to Hong Kong, where CIA agent Gary Redner (Peter Lapis), the U.S. ambassador (David Hedison), and local policeman Inspector Bong (Danny Lee) team up to stop Rebecca and her partner, Hannibal (Vernon G. Wells). Although Redner and Bong take an instant dislike to each other in typical buddy film fashion, they are great friends by the end. Lee had previously appeared on the other side of the law as a criminal gang member in Lam's CITY ON FIRE. Like that film, there is no lack of action, gunfire, and car chases as Bong and Redner try to stop the terrorists from their planned attack on an international business conference. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Olivia Hussey
Argentina
Best movies:
Romeo and Juliet (1968)
Jesus of Nazareth (1977) (TV movie)
Death on the Nile (1978)
Vernon Wells
Australia
Best movies:
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)
Commando (1985)
Innerspace (1987)
Danny Lee
China
Best movies:
The Killer (1989)
The Blood Brothers (1973)
City on Fire (1987)
Tommy Wong
Hong Kong
Best movies:
The Killer (1989)
City on Fire (1987)
School on Fire (1988)
Rosamund Kwan
Hong Kong
Best movies:
Once Upon a Time in China II (1992)
Tricky Brains (1991)
Once Upon a Time in China (1991)
David Hedison
USA
Best movies:
The Enemy Below (1957)
The Fly (1958)
Live and Let Die (1973)
Mars
Hong Kong
Best movies:
The Incredible Kung Fu Master (1979)
Warriors Two (1978)
Odd Couple (1979)
Stuart Smith
Best movies:
Legacy of Rage (1986)
Cobra Vs. Ninja (1987)
Undeclared War (1990)
Louis Roth
USA
Best movies:
Drunken Master II (1994)
A Better Tomorrow II (1987)
Police Story 2 (1988)
Ewa Wiśniewska
Poland
Best movies:
With Fire and Sword (1999)
Canal (1957)
The Law and the Fist (1966)
Andrzej Szenajch
Poland
Best movies:
The Pianist (2002)
Szpital przemienienia (1978)
Man of Iron (1981)
Danuta Kowalska
Poland
Best movies:
Interrogation (1982)
Der Aufenthalt (1983)
Ga-ga: Glory to the Heroes (1985)
Ernest Mauser
Canada
Best movies:
Fist of Legend (1994)
When Fortune Smiles (1990)
Once Upon a Time in China II (1992)
Jameson Wa-Fan Lam
Best movies:
Hard Boiled (1992)
Tricky Brains (1991)
Bullet in the Head (1990)
Rocky Lai
Hong Kong
Best movies:
Drunken Master II (1994)
Police Story 2 (1988)
Police Story 3: Supercop (1992)
John Chan-sang Cheung
Best movies:
The Killer (1989)
Hail the Judge (1994)
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Mark Edward King
Best movies:
Drunken Master II (1994)
A Better Tomorrow II (1987)
Armour of God II: Operation Condor (1991)
Kwok-Kin Ng
Best movies:
The Killer (1989)
Hard Boiled (1992)
A Better Tomorrow II (1987)
Chi-Mun Ho
Best movies:
The Killer (1989)
Lost and Found (1996)
When Fortune Smiles (1990)
Pak Fei
Best movies:
Bullet in the Head (1990)
City on Fire (1987)
The Twin Dragons (1992)