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Fatal Bet

  • 19891989
  • 1h 39m
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6.3/10
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Fatal Bet (1989)
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Sam Rogers and Crab are gamblers and friends. Forced into a battle with Japanese gangsters, how far will their friendship go? A high stakes card game will settle it all.Sam Rogers and Crab are gamblers and friends. Forced into a battle with Japanese gangsters, how far will their friendship go? A high stakes card game will settle it all.Sam Rogers and Crab are gamblers and friends. Forced into a battle with Japanese gangsters, how far will their friendship go? A high stakes card game will settle it all.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
13
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  • Directors
    • Kin-Nam Cho
    • Jimmy Heung
  • Writers
    • Jimmy Heung
    • Jing Wong
  • Stars
    • Mike Abbott
    • Wayne Archer
    • Mark Arnold
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  • Directors
    • Kin-Nam Cho
    • Jimmy Heung
  • Writers
    • Jimmy Heung
    • Jing Wong
  • Stars
    • Mike Abbott
    • Wayne Archer
    • Mark Arnold
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    Mark Arnold, James Barnett, Ken Boyle, Philip Chan, Nancy Cser, Eddy Ko, Jimmy Heung, Fong Lung, Murray McRae, Daniel Mintz, Jing Wong, and Kirk Wong in Fatal Bet (1989)
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    Mike Abbott
    • Bar Thugas Bar Thug
    Wayne Archer
    • Bar Thug 3as Bar Thug 3
    Mark Arnold
    Mark Arnold
    James Barnett
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    Ken Boyle
    • Mr. Frasaninias Mr. Frasanini
    • (as Kent Boyle)
    Philip Chan
    Philip Chan
    Nancy Cser
    • Catherine Ashleyas Catherine Ashley
    Bruce Fontaine
    Bruce Fontaine
    • Bar Thug 2as Bar Thug 2
    Charles Heung
    Charles Heung
    • Dragonas Dragon
    Jack Holloway
    Eddy Ko
    Eddy Ko
      Fong Lung
      Fong Lung
      • Taroas Taro
      • (as Fong Loong)
      Murray McRae
      • Crabas Crab
      Daniel Mintz
        Kenzo Ogiwara
        • Gubonas Gubon
        • (as Kenzo Ogihara)
        Robert Samuels
        • Bobby Loongas Bobby Loong
        Yasuhiro Shikamura
        Yasuhiro Shikamura
        • Kweias Kwei
        • (as Yasu Yoshi Shikamura)
        Steve Tartalia
        • Bar Thug 4as Bar Thug 4
        • Directors
          • Kin-Nam Cho
          • Jimmy Heung
        • Writers
          • Jimmy Heung
          • Jing Wong
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          Director Jimmy Heung decided to produce an international version (Fatal Bet) and a Cantonese version (Casino Raiders) of the real-life story about a group of Asian con men who were uncovered by a Las Vegas casino in the 1980s. Together the movies were budgeted to cost 8.75 million Hong Kong Dollar.

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        • Country of origin
          • Hong Kong
        • Language
          • English
        • Filming locations
          • Hong Kong, China
        • Production companies
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          • Win's Film Productions
          • Win's Movie Productions Ltd.
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          • HK$8,750,000 (estimated)
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          1 hour 39 minutes
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          • Color
        • Sound mix
          • Ultra Stereo
        • Aspect ratio
          • 1.85 : 1

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