Le Syndicat du crime
Produced with a tight budget and released with virtually no advertising, "A Better Tomorrow" broke Hong Kong's box office record and went on to become a blockbuster in Asia. The film is highly regarded, ranking #2 in the Best 100 Chinese Motion Pictures. Its success led to the sequels "A Better Tomorrow II", also directed by Woo, and "A Better Tomorrow 3: Love &amp; Death in Saigon", a prequel directed by Tsui Hark.