Codename Cougar
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A commercial airliner on a routine flight between Taipei and Seoul is hijacked and taken to mainland China by the Taiwan Revolutionary Army Front. Chinese authorities cannot seize the plane because of the presence of an important business figure on board, but agree to cooperate with Taiwanese authorities to defuse the tense situation.
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Cast
11 people
Ge You
Zheng Xianping
Known for
To Live
Let the Bullets Fly
Gong Li
Ah Li
Known for
Mulan
Memoirs of a Geisha
Liu Xiaoning
Liang Zhuang
Known for
In the Heat of the Sun
Hidden Man
Yu Rongguang
Vice-Captain
Known for
The Karate Kid
Shanghai Noon
Wang Xueqi
Huang Jinru
Known for
Iron Man 3
Bodyguards and Assassins
Xu Yao
Secretary Zhou
Also in
Girl Students' Dormitory
Unhappy Happiness
Jia Zhaoji
Known for
Ju Dou
Red Sorghum
Tian Min
Also in
Ode to Gallantry
像小朵一样
Yang Yazhou
Also in
The Black Cannon Incident
Back to Back, Face to Face
Wang Guanghui
Also in
The Water Margin
杨家将
Gu Lan
Qu Xiaozhen
Also in
Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Dongzhou lieguo: Zhanguo pian
Zhang Yimou Director · Yang Fengliang Director Cheng Shiqing Screenplay
First release November 29, 1989 · Produced in China · Original title 代号美洲豹
Production
Xi'an Film Studio
Production
China
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Languages
Original title
代号美洲豹
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese
Release dates
Japan · November 29, 1989
Premiere · Chinese Film Festival
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