The Sniper | |
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Directed by | Dante Lam |
Written by | Jack Ng |
Produced by | Candy Leung |
Starring | Richie Jen Huang Xiaoming Edison Chen |
Cinematography | Cheung Man-po |
Edited by | Angie Lam |
Music by | Henry Lai Wan-man |
Production companies | Media Asia Films Blue Fiction |
Distributed by | Media Asia Distribution (Hong Kong) |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
Country | Hong Kong |
Languages | Cantonese English |
Budget | HK$30 million[2] |
The Sniper (traditional Chinese: 神鎗手; simplified Chinese: 神枪手; pinyin: Shen qiang shou; Cantonese Yale: San Cheung Sau or Sun Cheung Sau; lit. 'Godly Gunslingers') is a 2009 Hong Kong action thriller film directed by Dante Lam and starring Richie Jen, Edison Chen and Huang Xiaoming, as top snipers for the Hong Kong Police Force. The film was originally set to be released in May 2008, but was delayed due to the Edison Chen photo scandal.