Lee Rock II
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| Traditional | 五億探長雷洛傳II之父子情仇 |
| Simplified | 五亿探长雷洛传II之父子情仇 |
| Mandarin | Wǔ Yì Tàn Zhǎng Léi Luò Chuán Èr Zhī Fù Zǐ Qíng Chóu |
| Cantonese | Ng2 Yik1 Taam3 Zeong2 Leoi4 Lok6 Zyun2 Ji6 Zi1 Fu6 Zi2 Cing4 Sau4 |
| Directed by | Lawrence Ah Mon |
| Produced by |
Jimmy Heung Wong Jing |
| Screenplay by | Chan Man-keung Chan Wah |
| Starring |
Andy Lau Sharla Cheung Aaron Kwok Ng Man-tat Chingmy Yau Paul Chun |
| Music by | Chow Kung-sing |
| Cinematography | Gigo Lee Andrew Lau |
| Edited by | Kwong Chi-leung Yu Shun |
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| Distributed by | Golden Harvest |
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Release date
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10 October 1991 |
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Running time
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111 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
| Box office | HK$23,135,334 |
Lee Rock II is a 1991 Hong Kong crime drama film directed by Lawrence Ah Mon and starring Andy Lau, Sharla Cheung and Aaron Kwok. The film is a direct sequel to Lee Rock released earlier in the same year, which is inspired by a true story of real life corrupt police officer , who is portrayed in the film as Lee Rock by Lau.
The film directly continues with Lee Rock, with a few minute recap of the main details of its predecessor.
In 1959, Yau Ma Tei foreign detective Reeve retires, which leads to a competition between Lee Rock and Ngan Tung for the position as Yau Ma Tei's chief detective. Ngan Tung does not hesitate to collide with many of Hong Kong's businessmen and drug dealers in hopes of taking the throne. Lee Rock also refuses to back down and pleases to Commissioner's wife, while the Commissioner also highly regards Lee. Although ultimately Ngan Tung gets the position as the chief detective of Yau Ma Tei, Lee Rock was also promoted as the Chief Chinese Detective, a newly created post, which puts Lee ahead of Ngan. After Lee takes office, he reforms the procedures of each department, gaining support from many businessmen and his momentum appears rises. As contrast to Ngan Tung, who is all plummeted, which makes his hatred toward Lee more stronger. Therefor, got King Crab's henchman to assassinate Lee, where Lee escaped unharmed. To avoid having Lee find out that he was the mastermind behind the assassination, Ngan kills Crab.
During the 1960s, Lee Rock's power is monstrous, not only does he control the entire Hong Kong Police Force's operations, but also actively invests in commercial real estate, entertainment and many other fields. He becomes a major figure with an estimated wealth of HK$500 million.
In 1972 Britain sent Sutcliffe to Hong Kong to be the new Commissioner of Police. He finds the Hong Kong Police Force to be extremely corrupt, making the entire community a big hotbed of crime, and he is determined to actively combat all criminal activities. This makes it difficult to Lee and everyone else. In 1974, the ICAC was established and is committed to combating all forms of corruption, which leads to Lee Rock's idea of early retirement. Lee decides to transfer all of its assets in Canada and emigrating to Canada with his family.
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