Infernal Affairs

無間道 (2002)

Timing: 1:41 (101 min)

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All about film

Video 4

Photo 51

Actors and characters

Release date

2002-12-12

Country

Hong Kong

Production

Media Asia Films, Basic Pictures

Genre

Drama, Action, Thriller, Crime, Mystery

Budget

$6 400 000

Revenue

$8 836 958

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Director

Andrew Lau Wai-Keung, Alan Mak

Actors

Andy Lau, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Anthony Wong, Eric Tsang, Kelly Chen, Sammi Cheng, Elva Hsiao, Chapman To, Lam Ka-tung, Shawn Yue
All actors and roles (10)

Scenario

Producer

Andrew Lau Wai-Keung, Ronald Wong, Shi Nansun

Operator

Lai Yiu-Fai

Composer

Comfort Chan Kwong-Wing

Artist

Audition

Editing

Danny Pang, Curran Pang
All team (28)

• While the characters are waiting for the elevator, the floor indicator skips the number 4. In China and Hong Kong, the number four is considered unlucky due to the similar pronunciation of the words for 'four' and 'death'.
• An alternative ending to the film, released on DVD for Western markets, was filmed specifically for distribution in China. Censors in that country disliked the political subtext of the original film's ending.
• In Cantonese, the name of Dr. Li Sum-Yi sounds the same as 'your psychiatrist'.
• An alternative ending to the film, released on DVD for Western markets, was filmed specifically for release in China. Censors disliked the political subtext of the original ending.
• To ensure approximately equal screen time for the main characters, Andy Lau demanded the removal of many of his scenes from the film.
• Gordon Lam was offered two roles – the one ultimately played by Chapman To, and the role of a police inspector, which he chose. However, he was given a fake script, where the inspector was a regular policeman, not a 'mole'. Lam played him as such, and only on the day of filming the final scene on the roof was he given the real script, detailing his character as an undercover agent, a 'mole' within the police.
• When the characters are waiting for the elevator, the floor indicator skips the number 4. In China and Hong Kong, the number four is considered unlucky due to the similarity in pronunciation between the words for “four” and “death.”
• Gordon Lam was offered two roles to choose from – the role eventually played by Chapman To, and the role of a police inspector, which he chose. However, he was given a fake script; in it, the inspector was a regular police officer, not an “undercover agent.” Lam played it that way, and only on the day of filming the final scene on the roof was he given the real script, where his character was written as an undercover agent embedded in the police force.