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The Gambling Ghost

1991 · 93 min

A silly, fast-moving Hong Kong comedy with slapstick fights and ghost gags that's easy to watch and rarely serious.

Directed by
Clifton Ko Chi-Sum
Genres
Action, Comedy, Fantasy
Starring
Sammo Hung Kam-bo, Mang Hoi, Nina Li Chi
Overview
Fatty, a hotel worker looking to get rich, enters the gambling world. He soon receives guidance from the ghost of his dead grandfather, but when Fatty learns he was murdered, he sets out for revenge.

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Directed by
Clifton Ko Chi-Sum
Genres
Action, Comedy, Fantasy
Starring
Sammo Hung Kam-bo, Mang Hoi, Nina Li Chi
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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • greed
    • family
    • revenge
    • deception
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action6
    Horror2
    Humour7
    Realism4
    Romance2
    Tension4
    Darkness3
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight3

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    Details

    Genres
    action, comedy, fantasy
    Directed by
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    Written by
    Roman Cheung Shiu-Lun
    Starring
    Sammo Hung Kam-bo, Mang Hoi, Nina Li Chi, Teddy Yip Wing-Cho, James Wong Jim, Norman Ng Siu-Ping, Lam Ching-ying, Wu Ma
    Music
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    Cinematography
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    Runtime
    93 min
    Country
    Hong Kong
    Languages
    Cantonese

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