A Queen's Ransom
| A Queen's Ransom | |
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Film poster
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| Traditional | 鱷潭群英會 |
| Simplified | 鳄潭群英会 |
| Mandarin | È Tán Qún Yīng Huì |
| Cantonese | Ngok6 Taam6 Kwan4 Jing1 Wui2 |
| Directed by | Ting Shan-hsi |
| Produced by | Raymond Chow |
| Screenplay by | Ting Shan-hsi |
| Starring |
Jimmy Wang Yu Angela Mao George Lazenby Ko Chun-hsiung Charles Heung Dean Shek |
| Music by | Stanley Chow |
| Edited by | Peter Cheung |
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| Distributed by | Golden Harvest |
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Release date
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16 September 1976 |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Mandarin |
| Box office | HK$553,290.10 |
A Queen's Ransom, also known as 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, Ko Chun-hsiung, Charles Heung and Dean Shek, whom also serves as the film's assistant director.
During Queen Elizabeth II's visit to Hong Kong in 1975, a group of criminals plan her assassination.
Taiwanese director Ting Shan-hsi was hired by Golden Harvest off the back of his successful film, Everlasting Glory (1974).
It was the last of three films George Lazenby made for Golden Harvest, the others being Stoner and The Man from Hong Kong.
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