Director Cheng Chang-ho (King Boxer, Temptress of a Thousand Faces) moved from Korea to Hong Kong to spend several years at Shaw Brothers before moving to Golden Harvest, making five movies that were set in modern times.
Detective Lung (Shin Il-ryong) is trying to find out who killed his father when he discovers that his father was a smuggler and that his business partner was the murderer. Now hiding under a new name — Wang (Chao Hsiung) — that man thinks that he is safe from Lung. He’s wrong. Our hero quits the force and heads to Bali, ready to get revenge for his father. He’s joined by his old man’s former partner, Chang (Chan Sing), who has a love for explosives.
Even better, you get the inked up Michael Chan Wai-Man and a John Lennon-glasses wearing Sammo Hung as the henchmen that they battle. Whether they’re chasing the bad guys — well, badder guys — in cars, on foot or riding motorcycles, this is a high action fight to the finish.
The Eureka! blu ray release of The Double Crossers has 1080p HD presentation from a brand new 2K restoration of both the Hong Kong theatrical cut and English language export cut. There’s new audio commentary on the Hong Kong theatrical version by East Asian film expert Frank Djeng, as well as new audio commentary on the export version by action cinema experts Mike Leeder and Arne Venema, plus a trailer. It’s all inside a reversible sleeve featuring original poster artwork, as well as a limited edition O-Card slipcase featuring new artwork by Darren Wheeling and a collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by James Oliver. You can get it from MVD.