Perhaps even God can't save the Queen in Golden Harvest's A Queen's Ransom (also known as International Assassin), an explosive action-thriller starring George Lazenby (The Man from Hong Kong), Angela Mao (Lady Whirlwind) and the legendary Jimmy Wang Yu (The One-Armed Swordsman). As Queen Elizabeth II arrives in Hong Kong for a state visit, a band of skilled mercenaries plan her assassination. Contracted by an Irish Republican (Lazenby), the international group of hired killers includes a Japanese explosives expert (Chang Pei-shan), a Thai boxer (Bolo Yeung), a Filipino sniper (Peter Chan Lung) and a veteran of the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam (Wang Yu). As the conspirators move to carry out their plot, two police officials (Ko Chun-Hsiung and Charles Heung) work with a young socialite (Tanny Tien Ni) in a race against time to save the Monarch's head - while also trying to manage a crisis that has brought a huge number of refugees to Hong Kong, including a young Burmese princess (Mao). Written and directed by Ting Shan-hsi (Rebel Boxer), A Queen's Ransom was Golden Harvest's attempt to capitalise on the popular success of the political thriller in the wake of The Day of the Jackal.
- Region Code:
- Region B
- Duration:
- 96 minutes
- Original Language:
- Mandarin
- Extras:
- Language(s): Mandarin, English, Subtitles: English, Interactive Menu, Screen ratio 1:2.35, Booklet, Bonus Footage, Commentary: Hong Kong theatrical version: Frank Djeng (East Asian film expert); Export version: Mike Leeder and Arne Venema (action cinema experts), Documentaries: 'Fighting George', Limited edition O-card slipcase featuring new artwork by Darren Wheeling; Hong Kong theatrical cut and English-language export cut included; Reversible sleeve featuring original poster artwork, Trailers