A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon

1989 · 119 MIN · IMDB 5.9 · 3,825 VOTES · DIR. Tsui Hark

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Overview

The year is 1974. A young Hong Kong Chinese, Mark, travels to Saigon to make his fortune. There, he encounters a mysterious femme fatale, the lovely Kit. As he becomes more involved in her various underworld deals, a tragic romance develops. On the eve of the outbreak of war, Kit's past returns to endanger her, and Mark must risk everything for the one true love of his life.

Dialogue Timeline — 941 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:04:02 Sir, Good afternoon.
00:09:09 Asking them to shut down their businesses is worse than killing them.
00:13:30 he was separated from his parents.
00:16:57 Leave!
00:18:45 Not even a choice over whether to play or not.
00:20:48 Playing tricks on me!
00:33:20 I thought it was your mother.
00:39:07 Actually, hopes are just a big gamble.
00:42:33 It's up to you to take care of this big place.
00:45:27 Dad, what do you mean by 'last fling'?
00:49:25 Dad, you're all right?
00:53:32 Casualty figures
00:57:13 Uncle, she has her own home.
00:59:27 Kit, I'll take you home.
01:03:17 Hong Kong is more peaceful.
01:06:18 Miss Chow is busy?
01:09:05 No. If there were a choice, millions of Vietnamese wouldn't be trying to escape.
01:14:44 You take care of Mark for me.
01:19:34 Pat!
01:23:49 Only two seats left for the last flight out tomorrow. You and Mark must go.
01:30:34 What else haven't you told me?
01:36:40 But to us, this green paper money
01:43:06 the most important thing is to bring the money.
01:52:22 We can still save Kit.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed941
Dialogue density7.9 lines / min
First line00:04:02
Final line01:52:22

Production Record

DirectorTsui Hark
LanguageChinese
Budget$152,000
IMDb votes3,825