Forbidden City Cop

Name: Forbidden City Cop
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Released: 1996-02-16
Duration: 1 h 29 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Stephen Chow, Carina Lau, Carman Lee Yeuk-Tung, Law Kar-Ying, Cheung Tat-Ming

1996·Movie·NR·89 min·★ 7.0(144)

Action Adventure Comedy

“He is the law! what law?”

An imperial agent gets ridiculed for his various inventions, until his supportive wife encourages him to attend a conference, which's actually a trap to kill all the doctors serving the emperor, where his crazy inventions come in handy.

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About Forbidden City Cop

Forbidden City Cop is a 1996 cn-language action, adventure and comedy film directed by Vincent Kok Tak-Chiu and Stephen Chow. The cast is led by Stephen Chow, Carina Lau, Carman Lee Yeuk-Tung. It has a runtime of 1h 29m. Viewers rate it 7.0/10 across 100 ratings. In United States, it is available to rent or buy on Amazon Video and Fandango At Home.

Forbidden City Cop was produced by Win's Movie Production Limited and Samico Films Production Co., Ltd. and made in Hong Kong. It was released on February 16, 1996, and carries a NR certification.

Director: Vincent Kok Tak-Chiu, Stephen Chow
Writers: Stephen Chow, Vincent Kok Tak-Chiu, Lo Man-Sang
Release date: February 16, 1996
OTT release: May 1, 2014
Original language: cn
Age rating: NR
Status: Released
Country: Hong Kong
Production: Win's Movie Production Limited, Samico Films Production Co., Ltd.

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Forbidden City Cop cast & crew

Forbidden City Cop was directed by Vincent Kok Tak-Chiu and Stephen Chow and written by Stephen Chow, Vincent Kok Tak-Chiu, and Lo Man-Sang.

The cast features Stephen Chow as Ling Ling Fat, Carina Lau as Ling Kar Ting, Carman Lee Yeuk-Tung as Kam Tso, Law Kar-Ying as Fat Yan, Cheung Tat-Ming as Emperor, and Tats Lau Yee-Tat as Forbidden City Cop.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Tats Lau Yee-Tat, cinematography is by Lee Kin-Keung, and it was produced by Wong Jing and Charles Heung.

Is Forbidden City Cop worth watching?

Forbidden City Cop holds an audience score of 7.0/10 from 144 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed action films.

At 1h 29m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy action, adventure, and comedy, Forbidden City Cop is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Forbidden City Cop

Forbidden City Cop isn't on a subscription service in United States right now, but you can rent or buy it on Amazon Video and Fandango At Home.

It first became available to stream digitally on May 1, 2014.

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