RIP Johnny Hallyday, The “French Elvis!”

One of the most iconic singers in France has died at the age of 74. Legendary performer Johnny Hallyday died of cancer; he had an incredible musical career, with 18 platinum albums and more than 110-million albums sold.

Along with being a legendary singer, Hallyday acted in one of the best action revenge thriller from Hong Kong!

“Vengeance” is a great 2009 thriller film directed by Johnnie To. Johnny Hallyday stars as a French chef and former assassin whose daughter, son-in-law and grandchildren are attacked by a gang of Triads.

He travels to Macau on a quest for revenge – it’s a great thriller and Hallyday is terrific. Here is the trailer:

“Vengeance” is a classic Asian revenge thriller – here are some more that you might like:

https://johnrieber.com/2012/03/27/eye-popping-extreme-cinema-cold-fish-bloody-vampires-vengeance/

RIP Johnny Hallyday!

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