A Queen's Ransom Explained

A Queen's Ransom
Native Name:	Child: yes Hide: no Header: none T: 鱷潭群英會 S: 鳄潭群英会 P: È Tán Qún Yīng Huì J: Ngok6 Taam6 Kwan4 Jing1 Wui2
Director:	Ting Shan-hsi
Producer:	Raymond Chow
Screenplay:	Ting Shan-hsi
Starring:	Jimmy Wang Yu Angela Mao George Lazenby Judith Brown Ko Chun-hsiung Charles Heung Dean Shek
Music:	Stanley Chow
Editing:	Peter Cheung
Studio:	Golden Harvest
Distributor:	Golden Harvest
Country:	Hong Kong
Language:	Mandarin
Gross:	HK$553,290.10

A Queen's Ransom, also known as The International Assassin, is a 1976 Hong Kong action film about a plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II. The film was written and directed by Ting Shan-hsi and starred Jimmy Wang Yu, Angela Mao, George Lazenby, Judith Brown, Ko Chun-hsiung, Charles Heung and Dean Shek, whom also serves as the film's assistant director.

Plot

During Queen Elizabeth II's visit to Hong Kong in 1975, a group of criminals plan her assassination.

Cast

• Jimmy Wang Yu as Jimmy Viet Cong Guerilla
• Angela Mao as Maria Cambodian Martial Artist & A Commy
• George Lazenby as Morgan
• Judith Brown as Black Rose
• Ko Chun-hsiung as Police chief Gao The Detective
• Charles Heung as Police detective Karate Master
• Dean Shek as Duck Egg
• as Jenny
• Chan Pei-shan as Miyamoto Japanese Red Army Triggerman
• Bolo Yeung as Ram Thai Bodybuilder.
• Hao Li-jen as Ducky's uncle
• Hon Yee-sang as Cambodian
• Cheung King-po as Bandit
• Wong Sam as Police department
• Peter Chan as Chen Lung
• Chu Tit-wo as Police detective
• Helen Poon as Gao's wife
• Wu Jiaxiang
• Luk Chuen as Princess' guard who fights with shark
• Ling Hon as Policeman
• Wan Leng-kwong as Policeman
• Dabid Chung as Noda
• Han Ying-chieh as Princess' guard with sword
• Yue Man-wa as Police detective
• Cheung Siu-lun
• Sze-ma Wah-lung
• Kong Chuen

Production

Taiwanese director Ting Shan-hsi was hired by Golden Harvest off the back of his successful film, Everlasting Glory (1974).^[1]

It was the last of three films George Lazenby made for Golden Harvest, the others being Stoner and The Man from Hong Kong.^{[2] [3]}

External links

• • A Queen's Ransom at The Spinning Image

Notes and References

1. http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/ce/CulturalService/filmprog/en_text/2013gh/2013gh_film13.html Program description of film
2. http://www.cityonfire.com/queens-ransom-a-1976-review-george-lazenby-jimmy-wang-yu/ A Queens Ransom
3. http://templeofschlock.blogspot.com.au/2008/12/queens-ransom-1976.html A Queen's Ransom review