The Brothers (1979 film)
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| Directed by | Hua Shan |
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| Story by | Salim–Javed |
| Based on | Deewaar by Salim–Javed |
| Produced by | Runme Shaw |
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| Distributed by | Shaw Brothers Studio |
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| Country | Hong Kong |
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| Box office | HK$556,266 |
The Brothers (Cantonese: 差人大佬搏命仔 Cha yan daai liu bok meng chai, Mandarin: Cha ren da lao bo ming zai) is a 1979 Hong Kong action crime-drama film directed by Hua Shan, written by Lam Chin Wai and Yuen Cheung, and produced by Runme Shaw under the Shaw Brothers Studio. The film stars Tony Liu, Danny Lee Sau-Yin, Chau Li Chuan, Ku Feng, and Nam Hung. It is a remake of Indian action crime-drama film Deewaar (1975), written by Salim–Javed. In turn, The Brothers inspired John Woo's A Better Tomorrow and played a key role in the creation of the heroic bloodshed crime genre of 1980s Hong Kong action cinema.