Stars: Jackie Chan, Kent Cheng, Christine Ng, Law Hang Kang

Director: Kirk Wong

Summary: True story of the kidnapping of a wealthy Hong Kong businessman and a cop who is tasked with finding the kidnappers.

Global action superstar Jackie Chan shoots-em-up as a roguish special agent teamed with a crusty veteran cop to rescue a kidnapped business magnate. When he suspects that his partner may be involved in the abduction, Chan strikes out on his own to crack the case. A serious action drama based on a true story.

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Crime Inc.is a documentary series about the Mafia, produced in the mid-1980s by Thames Television. It's fascinating to observe how the intervening years have led the issuing company of this complete release of all seven episodes down the road of the cheapest and nastiest sensationalism: "MEET THE REAL GOODFELLAS" yells the front cover of the two-disc set at its presumably dumbed-down target market, while the back cover shows a string of silly press quotes. The irony is that, for anyone interested in the history of organised crime or in any aspect of the dark undercurrents which pervade American and European society, such lowbrow tactics are completely unnecessary. For Crime Inc.is a good, solid, properly budgeted and carefully researched series, dating from when such things were what viewers could expect as a matter of course.

Much of the fascination of the series stems from the fact that the producers have used as much primary source material as possible, including original archive footage and interviews (many presumably conducted in jail) with defectors from the cause. The most startling revelation, oddly enough, has nothing to do with the secrecy, extortion and torture employed by the organisation--after all, there are plenty of legitimised governments throughout the world who routinely use the same tactics--rather, it's the statement, made very early on, that until informants started going public US police forces would simply deny the fact that the Mafia even existed. Remarkable stuff.

On the DVD:Crime Inc.has no extra features, but with six hours of running time this is hardly cause for complaint. It is presented in standard 4:3 ratio. --Roger Thomas

Aspect Ratio:	16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Main Language:	Cantonese
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Feature Length Audio Commentary With Hong Kong Cinema Expert Bey Logan, Interview Gallery With Director Bruce Law And Scriptwriter Teddy Chen, Trailer Gallery, Fully Animated Themed Menus
Subtitles:	English
Year:	1993
Release Date:	March 24, 2003
Runtime:	103 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	M D V 643
Label:	Hong Kong Legends
Keywords:	Die, Action, New, Story, Subtitled, General, Squad, Police, Crime, Crimes, Wide, Screen, Hard, Jackie, Dubbed, Serious, Dragon, Adventure, Cantonese, Chan's
Genre:	Action/Adventure