Those Were the Days
6.5
A famous Hong Kong director is sent back in time to 1967 as penance for his new-wave snobbery. There he must help the four stars achieve legendary status - and only after he makes a movie that someone likes can he return to the present.
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Cast
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Dayo Wong Tsz-wah
Wong Ching-Wai
Known for
The Last Dance
A Guilty Conscience
Dayo Wong
Natalis Chan Pak-Cheung
Ngau Tat-Wah
Known for
Flirting Scholar
Royal Tramp 2
Francis Ng Chun-yu
Patrick Tse Yuen
Known for
Infernal Affairs II
Exiled
Gallen Law Ka-leung
Li Kei
Known for
Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty
The Chinese Widow
Maggie Cheung Ho-yee
Ching Po-Chu
Known for
A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon
Shu Qi
Siu Fong Fong
Known for
The Transporter
The Assassin
Joyce Chan Yin-hang
Ka-Yin
Also in
War of the Genders
Virtues of Harmony
Monica Chan Fat-yung
Chau
Known for
God of Gamblers II
Double Tap
Lee Kin-yan
Fatty
Known for
A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box
Out of the Dark
Chor Yuen
Cho Wood Yau
Known for
Police Story
Thunderbolt
Law Kar-ying
Uncle Kin
Known for
A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box
From Beijing with Love
Dick Cho Director · Wong Jing Writer Lincoln Lo Composer
First release August 28, 1997 · Produced in Hong Kong SAR China · Languages Cantonese, Chinese
Production
The Young Filmmakers Ltd.
Production
Brilliant Idea Group
Production
Hong Kong SAR China
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Languages
Original title
精裝難兄難弟
Original language
Cantonese
Spoken on screen
Cantonese · Chinese
Release dates
Hong Kong SAR China · August 28, 1997
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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