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Born to Gamble (1987)

Born to Gamble

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1h 40m

Comedy, Drama, Romance

March 31st, 1987

5.7/10

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Alex is the smart one who claims first place in every human endeavor. To be true, he really excels in all forms of gambling. Alex likes to help people. Thus, when his old friend Fung is jilted by a rich girl, he immediately takes Fung to a slave auction in the Philippines. There, Fung buys a woman of beauty and femininity. Alex himself falls in love with Mina, who is deadly against gambling. She would break ties with anyone found to be gambling...

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Cast

Pak-Cheung Chan
Joyce Godenzi
Stanley Sui-Fan Fung
(as Shui-Fan Fung)
Ken Boyle
Charlie Cho
Yuen Chor
Ju Fang
Ging Man Fung
Biu Gam
(as Piao Chin)
Pak-Kwong Ho
Full cast & crew

Directors

Jing Wong
Full cast & crew

Producers

Lam Chua
producer
Oi-Bing Tsang
supervising producer
(as Oi Ping Tsang)
Po-Nan Wen
supervising producer
Full cast & crew

Writers

Hung Wah Leung
screenplay
(as Hung Wah Tony Leung)
Jing Wong
screenplay
Full cast & crew

Country of Origin

Hong Kong

Languages

Mandarin Chinese
Yue Chinese

Release Dates

April 1st, 1987 (Hong Kong)
March 31st, 1987 (Hong Kong)
April 1st, 1987 (Hong Kong) theatrical
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

Lan du ying xiong (original title)
Lan du ying xiong (Japan) (Japanese title)
Hao du ying xiong (Taiwan)
All Alternative Titles

Running Times

100 min (Hong Kong)
101 min

Aspect Ratios

1.85 : 1

Production Companies

Golden Harvest Company
Paragon Films Ltd.
Paragon Films
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Distribution Companies

Golden Harvest Company (Hong Kong)
Rainbow Audio and Video Incorporation (United States of America)
Media Asia Distributors Ltd. (Worldwide)
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