Challenge of the Gamesters
6.4
A forerunner to the new wave gambling films, this is one of Wong Jing's first hits--before he would go on to dominate Hong Kong cinema for the next two decades. Although rife with Japanese spies, Shanghai tycoons, beautiful starlets, and enough intrigue to keep 007 happy, Bond himself would be no match for the heroes' skill at mahjong and other games Hong Kong gamblers play--proving that the cube is often mightier than the baccarat card.
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Cast
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Wong Yu
Lei Li
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Rouge
Patrick Tse Yin
Luo Sihai
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Shaolin Soccer
Rouge
Mona Fong Yat-Wah
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Chiang Hsing-Lung
Yue Wong
Chen Kuan-tai
Zhang Lie
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Run Run Shaw
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Melvin Wong King-sun
Lieutenant Guo Sheng
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Cecilia Wong
Zhang Xiao Yong
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Kuan Tai Chen
Chen Szu-Chia
Ms Zhou Ling
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Dirty Ho
Pei Ju-Hua
Lu Lu
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Wong Jing Director · Tang Siu-Lam Composer Lam Wah-Chiu Cinematographer
First release April 30, 1981 · Produced in Hong Kong SAR China · Original title 千王鬥千霸
Production
Shaw Brothers
Production
Hong Kong SAR China
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Languages
Original title
千王鬥千霸
Original language
Cantonese
Spoken on screen
Cantonese
Release dates
Hong Kong SAR China · April 30, 1981
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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