On Trial
6.2
Danny Chan stars as a rich kid, Po, who excels in music. Without the support of his father, who thinks his younger brother Paul (Paul Chung) is doing much better, Po decides to launch his music career alone. On the contrary, Wing (Leslie Cheung) comes from a poor family, but he lies to friends about that. The two boys have been real good friends before Po discovers Wing's family situation, triggering his inferiority complex…
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Cast
18 people
Danny Chan Bak-Keung
Kong Jiabao
Known for
An Autumn's Tale
Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing
Wing
Known for
Happy Together
Farewell My Concubine
Paul Chung Biu-Law
Paul
Also in
Encore
The Beasts
Mabel Kwong Mei-Bo
Mei-Bo
Also in
Possessed II
Sex Beyond the Grave
Danny Bak-Keung Chan
Kong Jiabao
Jade Hsu
Jiabao's Girlfriend
Also in
The Sword
To Hell with the Devil
Wong Hoi-Yan
Teacher
Known for
Peking Opera Blues
Tang Ching
Jiabao's Father
Also in
Killers Five
The Magic Blade
Angie Chiu Nga-Chi
Angie Chiu
Also in
New Legend of Madame White Snake
The Bund
Ho-Yan Wong
Teacher
Chiang Kam
Lin Wenyu
Known for
Drunken Master
A Chinese Ghost Story
Paul Che Biu-Law
Lu Guo
Known for
Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty
Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind
Clarence Ford Director · Hoi Dik Writer Frankie Chan Fan-kei Composer
First release August 26, 1981 · Produced in Hong Kong SAR China · Languages Cantonese, Chinese
Production
Art Centre Productions
Production
Hong Kong SAR China
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Original title
失業生
Original language
Cantonese
Spoken on screen
Cantonese · Chinese
Release dates
Hong Kong SAR China · August 26, 1981
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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