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A Cause to Kill is a Hongkongais film of genre Drama with Lisa Chiao Chiao

A Cause to Kill (1970)

A Cause to Kill
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OriginHong kong
Genres Drama,    Thriller,    Crime
Rating64% 3.2237453.2237453.2237453.2237453.223745

A Cause to Kill or Sha Ji is a 1970 Hong Kong Shaw Brothers thriller film directed by Shut Git Muk.

Synopsis

Ivy Ling Po, star du Temple du Lotus Rouge, déchire l'écran ; mais c'est une star de cinéma jalouse et meurtrière, qui, comme toutes les renardes du film noir, veut tuer son mari. Si elle est furieuse que le tueur à gages qu'elle a engagé ait raté son travail, elle est ravie que son mari soit reconnu coupable du « meurtre » du tueur.

Actors

Lisa Chiao Chiao

(Su Su)Ivy Ling Po

(Sin Lei)Tsang Choh-lam

(Sin Lei's house & car broker)
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