"Meet the original gangster!"

1989

2h 6m

7.1(172 votes)

Crime

Action

Comedy

Drama

Overview

A country boy becomes the head of a gang through the purchase of some lucky roses from an old lady. He and a singer at the gang's nightclub try to do a good deed for the old lady when her daughter comes to visit.

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Cast & Crew

126 members

Acting

成龍

Charlie Chen-Wah

Acting

梅艷芳

Yang Luming

Acting

歸亞蕾

Lady Rose / Ms. Kao

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吳耀漢

Chief Inspector Ho

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柯俊雄

Tiger Lo

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Sunny Fang Kang

Boss Pai

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董驃

Conman Tung

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田丰

Ku Hsin-chuan

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Ngai Jan

Mr. Ku's Son

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葉蘊儀

Belle Kao

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午馬

Uncle Hoi

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樓南光

Ah Tung

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羅烈

Fei

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李海生

Sang

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周文健

Tung

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車保羅

Ping

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陳國權

Chen Wah's Man

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张午郎

Chen Wah's Man

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太保

Chen Wah's Man

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陳敬

Chen Wah's Man

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Lee Man-Tai

Chen Wah's Man

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陳狄克

Chen Wah's Man

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Chu Tau

Chen Wah's Man

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黃樹棠

Chen Wah's Man

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泰山

Chen Wah's Man

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吴振东

Chen Wah's Man

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周江

Chen Wah's Man

No Image

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徐廣林

Chen Wah's Man

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吳孟達

Chen Wah's Man

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沈威

Tiger Lo's Man

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盧惠光

Tiger Lo's Man

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Chu Tit-Wo

Tiger Lo's Man

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馮克安

Tiger Lo's Man

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Chris Lee Kin-Sang

Tiger Lo's Man

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Rocky Lai Keung-Ken

Tiger Lo's Man

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張華

Tiger Lo's Man

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戴志偉

Tiger Lo's Man

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李俊傑

Tiger Lo's Man

No Image

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周潤堅

Tiger Lo's Man

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賈仕峰

Tiger Lo's Man

No Image

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陳世騰

Rope Factory Worker

No Image

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周比利

Rope Factory Worker

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陳達廣

Rope Factory Worker

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胡楓

Hotel Manager

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黃新

Hotel Front Desk Clerk

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蔣榮發

Police Sergeant

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呂方

Sgt. Snake Ming

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呂良偉

Mr. Lui

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江欣燕

Foxy

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Tin Ching

Chow

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曾近榮

Beautician

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Yip Ha-Lei

Tailor

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Wan Fat

Earthen Pot Seller

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元彪

Begs for Change from Chen Wah

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黎小田

Detainee at Police Station

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張學友

Recruiter at the Factory

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Andrew Lam Man-Chung

Band Conductor Introduces Yang Luming

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王偉

Commander Wong of the Volunteers

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Mondi Yau Yuet-Ching

Mrs. Wong

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劉兆銘

Police Superintendent Laughton

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楚原

Magistrate Benjamin

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Louis Roth

Governor Steaves

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Pauline Wong Yuk-Wan

Mrs. Steaves

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黃錦燊

Queen Counsel Lo

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Lok Pooi

Mrs. Lo

Sound

Anders Nelsson

Supreme Court Judge Nelsen

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白茵

In the Governor's Room

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Seung-Goon Yuk

In the Governor's Room

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羅蘭

In the Governor's Room

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Seung Yee

In the Governor's Room

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許冠英

Lady Rose's Friend

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黎強權

Lady Rose's Friend

Acting

秦煌

Lady Rose's Friend

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陳惠瑜

Lady Rose's Friend

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黃霑

Ku's Business Associate

Writing

倪匡

Ku's Business Associate

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鍾鎮濤

Reporter at Pier

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陳友

Reporter at Pier

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鄭丹瑞

Daily Sun Reporter

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岑建勳

Daily Sun Reporter

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譚一清

Boss of Missing Reporters at Police Station

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Wellson Chin Sing-Wai

Policeman at Station

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任達華

Policeman

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凌漢

Man at Police Station

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葉晨

Dancer

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葉子楣

Dancer

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關秀媚

Dancer

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Sit Chi-Lun

Dancer

No Image

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翁虹

Dancer

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Tai Wan-Wai

Dancer

No Image

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Lee Pooi-Ling

Dancer

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Regina Kent

Dancer

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蘇志威

Immigrant Looking for Job

Acting

蔡一傑

Immigrant Looking for Job

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蔡一智

Immigrant Looking for Job

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梁葆貞

Barber

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梁思浩

Bellboy

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麥天恩

Unknown Role

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丁茵

Unknown Role

No Image

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Kwan Kin

Unknown Role

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山雞

Unknown Role

No Image

Directing

Lo Hung

Unknown Role

No Image

Acting

陳靖允

Unknown Role

Acting

陳珮珊

Unknown Role

Acting

何子滿

Hotel Manager

Directing

Chen Chi-Hwa

Man on the Street

Acting

張贊生

Ship Passenger

Acting

Fong Yue

Woman at Pier

Acting

許思敏

Woman at Pier

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梁心

Welcoming Party on Pier

No Image

Acting

Ernest Mauser

Welcoming Party on Pier

Acting

李華幹

Welcoming Party on Pier

Acting

Yue Man-Wah

Welcoming Party on Pier

Acting

Man Ngai-Tik

Welcoming Party on Pier

Acting

司徒譽華

Welcoming Party on Pier

Acting

成福安

Chen Wah's Man

Acting

Yeung Wo

Chen Wah's Man

Acting

Leung Choi

Unemployed Man

No Image

Acting

Hon Chun

Lady Rose's Friend

Acting

賴勝光

Lady Rose's Friend

No Image

Directing

Lo Po-Shan

Thug

No Image

Acting

李忠志

Thug

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姜國華

Tiger Lo's Man

No Image

Acting

成運吉

Unknown Role

No Image

Acting

張兆

Extra (uncredited)

No Image

Acting

薛芷伦

Unknown Role

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