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The Vanished Murderer

The Vanished Murderer

Part of The Vanished Collection

2015•2h 0m•5.4/10
MysteryThrillerCrime

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5.4/10(14)

In 1932, a prisoner escapes from a women's prison in northern China. Inspector Song Donglu is summoned to investigate the escape.

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Production

Distribution Workshop, Film Unlimited, Le Vision Pictures, China Film Co-Production 中国电影合作制片 (CFCC)

Language

ZH

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Sean Lau Ching-Wan

Sean Lau Ching-Wan

Song Donglu

Jiang Yiyan

Jiang Yiyan

Fu Yuan

Gordon Lam Ka-Tung

Gordon Lam Ka-Tung

Huo Hua

Guo Xiaodong

Guo Xiaodong

Gao Minxiong

Li Xiaolu

Li Xiaolu

Chang Sheng

Rhydian Vaughan

Rhydian Vaughan

Chen Maojin

Paulyn Sun

Paulyn Sun

Tan Hu

Qie Lutong

Qie Lutong

Xiao Fan

Hidy Yu

Hidy Yu

Yang Lingchen

Jonathan Kos-Read

Jonathan Kos-Read

Foreign official

Wang Cheng

Wang Cheng

Workers' representative

Lau Shun

Lau Shun

Li Dong

Li Dong

Fei Long Shou Hu

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