# The Protector (1985)

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**Runtime**: 94 min
**Genres**: Action, Crime
**Directed by**: James Glickenhaus
**Written by**: Edward Tang, James Glickenhaus
**Starring**: Jackie Chan, Danny Aiello, Moon Lee Choi-Fung, Roy Chiao, Peter Yang Kwan, Sally Yip Sin-Man

> *Now, New York has a new weapon - A cop with his own way of fighting crime.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

You're a New York City cop whose partner dies in a jewelry heist. You head to Hong Kong with a new partner when a fashion mogul's daughter gets kidnapped, but the case leads back to a heroin kingpin. Glickenhaus finds beauty in urban decay. A violent ballet.

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