Web of Deception (1989)
驚魂記
Jane is unknowingly being blackmailed by her co-worker May. When May's roommate Queenie needs a large amount of money to bail her twin sister out, May suggests stealing the blackmail money Jane is keeping locked away in her mansion for now.
- Date of release
- 1989-10-05
- TMDB
- 6.4 / 10 (7)
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Genres
- Mystery, Thriller, Crime, Horror
- Director
- David Chung
Casting
- Brigitte Lin Ching-hsia — Jane Lin
- Joey Wong — Queenie / Catherine
- Pauline Wong — May
- Elizabeth Lee Mei-Fung — Mimi Chow
- Waise Lee Chi-Hung — Inspector Li
- Gam Biu — Mr. Mak
- Chan Chi-Fai — Loan Shark
- John Cheung Chan-Sang
- Shing Fu-On — Taxi Driver
- Chan Hau-Ling
Interesting facts
Web of Deception, also known as Deception, is a 1989 Hong Kong mystery thriller film directed by David Chung and produced by Tsui Hark. It starts Brigitte Lin as successful barrister Jane, Pauline Wong as her long-time assistant May, and Joey Wang as May's roommate Queenie and her twin Catherine. To protect her reputation and licence to practice, Jane sells her shares to obtain a large sum of money so she could pay off her blackmailer, who turns out to be May. Queenie, in need of money to pay off Catherine's debt, collaborates with May to steal the money from Jane's mansion.
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