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Hero of the Beggars

Original title: Gai shi ying xiong
  • 19921992
  • 1h 35m
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6.0/10
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Hero of the Beggars (1992)
Comedy
A Chinese General and his four troops, almost void in money, journey to the City of Guangzhou in attempts to earn enough cash from selling turtles to build the largest horse racetrack in Chi... Read allA Chinese General and his four troops, almost void in money, journey to the City of Guangzhou in attempts to earn enough cash from selling turtles to build the largest horse racetrack in China. However, when one of the troopers joins a gang leader to gain sudden wealth, the gener... Read allA Chinese General and his four troops, almost void in money, journey to the City of Guangzhou in attempts to earn enough cash from selling turtles to build the largest horse racetrack in China. However, when one of the troopers joins a gang leader to gain sudden wealth, the general and the remaining troops attempt to compete for their own wealth by entering Hong Kong ... Read all
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
58
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
377,064
143,313
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    • Director
      • Anthony Chan
    • Writers
      • Man Fai Ng
      • Tung Yi
    • Stars
      • Michael Hui
      • Sandra Kwan Yue Ng
      • Alfred Cheung
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    • Director
      • Anthony Chan
    • Writers
      • Man Fai Ng
      • Tung Yi
    • Stars
      • Michael Hui
      • Sandra Kwan Yue Ng
      • Alfred Cheung
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    • 3User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Michael Hui
    Michael Hui
    • General Lin
    Sandra Kwan Yue Ng
    Sandra Kwan Yue Ng
    • Yue
    Alfred Cheung
    Alfred Cheung
    • Ong
    Simon Lui
    Simon Lui
    • Lui
    Bei-Dak Lai
    Bei-Dak Lai
    • Ping
    Michael Wai-Man Chan
    Michael Wai-Man Chan
    • Gang Leader
    • (as Wai-Man Chan)
    Siu-Kei Lee
    Siu-Kei Lee
    • Mr. Yee
    Kong Lau
    Kong Lau
    • HK Police Commissioner
    Anthony Chan
    Anthony Chan
    • Club Manager
    Wing-Cho Yip
    Wing-Cho Yip
    • Man Midgit
    King-Tan Yuen
    King-Tan Yuen
    • Woman Midgit
    Billy Sau Yat Ching
    Billy Sau Yat Ching
    • Pimp
    Shu-Kei Chow
    • PRC Police Captain
    Kwok-Kit Lam
    Kwok-Kit Lam
    • Mahjong Den Customer
    • (as Kwok Kit Lam)
    Kei-Hei Leung
    • Turtle Buyer
    Tak-Kan San
    Tak-Kan San
    • PRC Policeman
    Jameson Wa-Fan Lam
    Jameson Wa-Fan Lam
    • Yee's Thug
    • (as Wah-Fan Lam)
    Ming-Yang Li
    • Audience Member in Horse Race
    • Director
      • Anthony Chan
    • Writers
      • Man Fai Ng
      • Tung Yi
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    9/10
    One of Michael Hui's best
    Not quite the masterwork that "Chicken and Duck Talk" is, "Hero of The Beggars" is still a very enjoyable comedy, with Michael Hui playing the "Mr. Boo" character to a hilt and Sandra Ng mugging furiously. The overall plot involves Hui, as the leader of a group of Mainlanders, trying to survive in Hong Kong. There are some very creative visual comedy sequences, and - surprisingly - some well done action sequences as well.

    Until recently, this film was not available with English subtitles - the recent Universe DVD, however, corrects that - looks great, and even includes a trailer with some gag shots not seen in the movie itself.

    I've seen almost all of Mr. Hui's films now, and this is one of the best.
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    • Release date
      • August 27, 1992 (Hong Kong)
    • Country of origin
      • Hong Kong
    • Language
      • Cantonese
    • Also known as
      • Hero of Beggars
    • Production companies
      • Ever Regal Films Company
      • Mobile Film Production
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      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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