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Challenge of the Gamesters
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Title: Challenge of the Gamesters

Release Date: 30 Apr 1981

Runtime: 1h 40m

Genre: Action, Drama

Director: Shaw Brothers

Production Companies: Shaw Brothers

Overview: 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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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.2 (4 votes)

Cast

  • Lei Li: Wong Yu
  • Luo Sihai: Patrick Tse Yin
  • Zhang Lie: Chen Kuan-Tai
  • Lieutenant Guo Sheng: Melvin Wong Gam-Sam
  • Zhang Xiao Yong: Cecilia Wong
  • Ms Zhou Ling: Chen Szu-Chia
  • Lu Lu: Pei Ju-Hua
  • Huang Jiang: Chan Shen
  • Lao Feng: Yang Chi-Ching
  • Jiu: Shum Lo
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