The Bullet Vanishes
6.5
One rainy night in an arms factory near Shanghai, a young female worker accused of stealing a box of bullets from the ruthless Boss Ding is violently killed in a game of Russian roulette. Half a month later, a series of inexplicable deaths takes place in the factory, where the victims are shot but no bullets are found. Rumors of a deadly curse begin to spread in the factory, terrorizing the workers there. So, eccentric police inspector Song Donglu and his hot-blooded, gunslinging partner Guo Zhui are sent in to investigate the mystery of the phantom bullets...
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Part of The Vanished Collection
2 films
Cast
18 people
Lau Ching-wan
Inspector Song Donglu
Known for
Warriors of Future
Mad Detective
Nicholas Tse Ting-fung
Captain Guo Zhui
Known for
New Police Story
Dragon Tiger Gate
Yang Mi
Little Skylark
Known for
A Writer's Odyssey
Eternal Love
Wu Gang
Police Chief Jin
Known for
Joy of Life
The Knockout
Jing Boran
Xiaowu
Known for
Monster Hunt
Us and Them
Nicholas Tse
Captain Guo Zhui
Gao Hu
NPA senior officer
Known for
From Vegas to Macau
The Dead End
Jiang Yiyan
Fu Yuan
Known for
The Looming Storm
Sword Master
Chin Ka-Lok
Wu Zhongguo
Known for
The Legend of Drunken Master
Lust, Caution
Yumiko Cheng Hei-Yi
Li Jia, forensic doctor
Known for
New Dragon Gate Inn
Nightfall
Wang Ziyi
Wang Hai
Known for
The Shadow's Edge
Blind Detective
Johnson Yuen Tak-Cheung
Nan Cheng
Known for
Lust, Caution
Bruce Lee, My Brother
Lo Chi-Leung Director · Yeung Sin-ling Writer Teddy Robin Composer
Worldwide gross $1.5M · Budget $12M · United States release August 31, 2012
Box office
Budget
$12,000,000
Worldwide gross
$1,528,580
Gross vs. budget
0.1×
Production
JCE Movies
Production
Emperor Motion Pictures
Production
China · Hong Kong SAR China
Produced in
Languages
Original title
消失的子弹
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Cantonese · Chinese · Italian
Release dates
China · August 14, 2012
Theatrical
United States · August 31, 2012
Limited theatrical
France
February 19, 2014 · Theatrical
South Korea
July 26, 2013 · Theatrical
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