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The Saint of Gamblers

1995 · 98 min

A silly, fast-paced comedy full of gambling tricks and slapstick, easy to enjoy without thinking too hard.

Directed by: Wong Jing
Genres: Action, Comedy
Starring: Eric Kot Man-Fai, Richard Ng Man-tat, Chingmy Yau Suk-Ching

Overview: Blackie Tat looks for a new Saint of Gamblers, and finds him in the form of a dimwitted mainlander.

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Directed by: Wong Jing
Genres: Action, Comedy
Starring: Eric Kot Man-Fai, Richard Ng Man-tat, Chingmy Yau Suk-Ching

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Tone: absurdstrength 3 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: ambition
identity
friendship
betrayal
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Horror	0
Humour	8
Realism	4
Romance	2
Tension	3
Darkness	2
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	2

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Genres: action, comedy
Directed by: Wong Jing
Written by: Wong Jing
Starring: Eric Kot Man-Fai, Richard Ng Man-tat, Chingmy Yau Suk-Ching, Ben Lam Kwok-bun, Diana Pang Dan, Donnie Yen, Ashton Chen Xiaolong, Corey Yuen
Music: Lee Hon-Kam, Marco Wan Ho-Kit
Cinematography: Andrew Lau Wai-keung
Runtime: 98 min
Country: Hong Kong
Languages: Cantonese

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