Those Were the Days

Those Were the Days

Those Were the Days

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Those Were the Days

1997

1h 43m

6.9(8 votes)

Comedy

Fantasy

Overview

"Those Were the days" speculates on what would happen if a hot international art house director were transported back in time to the 1960s Hong Kong film industry. Highlights include: WKW meets Wong Jing as a child and profoundly influences career; WKW attempts to make his kind of films with the resources, talent, and expectations of 1960s HK filmmakers, and a lot of other Hong Kong /Wong Jing style zaniness.

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28 members

Acting

黃子華

Wong Ching-Wai

黃子華

Acting

陳百祥

Ngau Tat-Wah

陳百祥

Acting

吳鎮宇

Patrick Tse Yuen

吳鎮宇

Acting

羅嘉良

Li Kei

羅嘉良

Acting

張可頤

Ching Po-Chu

張可頤

Acting

舒淇

Siu Fong Fong

Acting

陳彥行

Ka-Yin

陳彥行

Acting

陳法蓉

Chau

陳法蓉

Acting

李健仁

Fatty

李健仁

Directing

楚原

Cho Wood Yau

Acting

羅家英

Uncle Kin

羅家英

Acting

鄭丹瑞

Ko

鄭丹瑞

Acting

朱永棠

Unknown Role

朱永棠

Acting

張達明

Cheung

張達明

Acting

谷德昭

Wang Tin-Lam

谷德昭

Acting

江欣燕

Cheung's Wife

江欣燕

Acting

黎耀祥

Law

黎耀祥

Acting

麥家琪

Woman in Bathtub

麥家琪

Acting

苑瓊丹

Po-Chu's Mother

苑瓊丹

Acting

夏萍

Unknown Role

Acting

王俊棠

Unknown Role

王俊棠

Acting

謝天華

Unknown Role

謝天華

Acting

李兆基

Director of bathing scene

李兆基

Acting

吳志雄

Director of Wong Fei Hung movie

吳志雄

Acting

田啟文

Unknown Role

田啟文

Camera

傲志君

Unknown Role

傲志君

Acting

馮素波

Unknown Role

馮素波

Acting

阮兆祥

Unknown Role

阮兆祥

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