Movie
Dirty Ho
1979 · 103 min
A playful, acrobatic kung fu comedy where elaborate fights are staged as sly, elegant games of deception.
- Overview
- A prince enlists a thief to serve as his bodyguard to protect him from assassins.
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- Tone
- lightstrength 2 of 3
- whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
- satiricalstrength 1 of 3
- warmstrength 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
- identity
- deception
- loyalty
- class
- friendship
- Places
- big city
- single country house
- Era
- period
- Audience
- teen
- Form
- ensemble
- Content intensity
- Gore none
- Language none
- Violence mild
- Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
| Scale | Value | 0 to 10 |
|---|---|---|
| Action | 8 | |
| Horror | 0 | |
| Humour | 8 | |
| Realism | 3 | |
| Romance | 1 | |
| Tension | 4 | |
| Darkness | 2 | |
| Complexity | 4 | |
| Emotional weight | 3 |
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Details
- Genres
- action, comedy, drama
- Directed by
- Lau Kar-leung
- Written by
- Ni Kuang
- Starring
- Wong Yu, Gordon Liu Chia-hui, Lo Lieh, Johnny Wang Lung-Wei, Hsiao Ho, Wilson Tong Wai-Shing, Kara Wai Ying-hung, Helen Poon Bing-Seung
- Music
- Eddie H. Wang Chi-Ren
- Cinematography
- Arthur Wong Ngok-tai, Peter Ngor Chi-kwan
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Languages
- Cantonese