Prison on Fire (1987)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
A veteran inmate takes a newcomer under his wing as the pair confront both other violent inmates and the prison's corrupt wardens.
- Released: 1987-11-13
- Genres: Crime, Drama
- Runtime: 1h 41m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 7.0/10 from 110 votes
Directed by Ringo Lam Ling-tung.
Top cast
- Tony Leung Ka-fai as Lo Ka Yiu
- Chow Yun-Fat as Chung Tin Ching
- Roy Cheung Yiu-yeung as Officer "Scarface" Hung
- William Ho as Micky
- Tommy Wong as Bill
- Victor Hon Kwan as Chiu Chow
- Terrence Fok Shui-wah as Yung
- Frankie Ng Chi-hung as Blind Snake
- Wong Man-gwan as Mimi
- Joseph Chi Chiong Chavez as Billy
Where to watch Prison on Fire
- United States: stream on Criterion Channel, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel, WeTV; watch free on Shout! Factory TV, Plex, Plex Channel; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: watch free on Plex
- India: stream on WeTV; watch free on Plex, Plex Channel
- Canada: stream on Criterion Channel, WeTV; watch free on Plex; rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store
- Australia: watch free on Plex; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video
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