A story between a mole in the police department and an undercover cop. Their objectives are the same: to find out who is the mole, and who is the cop.A story between a mole in the police department and an undercover cop. Their objectives are the same: to find out who is the mole, and who is the cop.A story between a mole in the police department and an undercover cop. Their objectives are the same: to find out who is the mole, and who is the cop.
- Awards
- 24 wins & 26 nominations
Tony Leung Chiu-wai
- Chan Wing Yan
- (as Tony Leung)
Anthony Chau-Sang Wong
- SP Wong Chi Shing
- (as Anthony Wong)
Ka-Tung Lam
- Inspector B
- (as Lam Ka Tung)
Ting Yip Ng
- Inspector Cheung
- (as Ng Ting Yip)
Chi-Keung Wan
- Officer Leung
- (as Wan Chi Keung)
- Directors
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaWhen Yan and SP Wong are waiting at the elevator, the digital floor counter skips the 4th floor. In China and Hong Kong, the number 4 is considered bad luck because it sounds similar to the word 'death'.
- GoofsShawn Yue (Young Chen Wing Yan) is taller than Anthony Chau-Sang Wong (SP Wong Chi Shing), and there is a brief shot of them standing together. Tony Chiu-Wai Leung (Chen Wing Yan) is clearly shorter than Anthony Chau-Sang Wong, so the character has apparently shrunken.
- Quotes
Lau Kin Ming: I have no choice before, but now I want to turn over a new leaf.
Chan Wing Yan: Good. Try telling that to the judge; see what he has to say.
Lau Kin Ming: You want me dead?
Chan Wing Yan: Sorry, I'm a cop
Lau Kin Ming: Who knows that?
- Alternate versionsFor the Chinese version an alternate ("politically correct") ending was used. In it, Lau gets arrested when he leaves the elevator.
- ConnectionsEdited into Infernal Affairs III (2003)
- SoundtracksInfernal Affairs
Composed & Arranged by Ronald Ng
Performed by Andy Lau and Tony Leung Chiu-wai (as Tony Leung)
Produced by Ronald Ng and Kwok-Leung Chan
O.P. BMG Music Publishing Hong Kong, Ltd./Catchy Music Publishing, Ltd.
Featured review
This original surpasses Hollywood's knock-off "The Departed"
I ran across this movie some time ago on Netflix, and the description intrigued me. While I am not always one for subtitled films, I did not find it to be a distraction with his movie because the plot captivated me.
As many of you are aware, this movie was remade by Hollywood and released in 2006 under the name "The Departed" where it has been treated by the media as such a "fabulous" and "innovative" storyline. None of them bothered to discover that "The Departed" was a remake of this movie.
Happily, some of the classic lines such as chopping one up and feeding him to the poor survived the Hollywood chopping block, but the fabulous method of communicating secretly via Morse Code did not make the transition from Hong Kong to Hollywood.
My suggestion: if you loved this original, then do not disappoint yourself watching the Hollywood remake.
As many of you are aware, this movie was remade by Hollywood and released in 2006 under the name "The Departed" where it has been treated by the media as such a "fabulous" and "innovative" storyline. None of them bothered to discover that "The Departed" was a remake of this movie.
Happily, some of the classic lines such as chopping one up and feeding him to the poor survived the Hollywood chopping block, but the fabulous method of communicating secretly via Morse Code did not make the transition from Hong Kong to Hollywood.
My suggestion: if you loved this original, then do not disappoint yourself watching the Hollywood remake.
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- egodraconis
- Oct 22, 2006
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Languages
- Also known as
- Vô Gian Đạo
- Filming locations
- Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery, Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China(opening scene: temple)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $6,428,966 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $169,659
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $25,680
- Sep 26, 2004
- Gross worldwide
- $8,836,958
- Runtime1 hour 41 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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