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When Fortune Smiles(1990)

Action Comedy Crime

Status: Released

Date: 1990-09-27

67%

31 Votes

Time: 1h 35m

Overview:

The story revolves around a massive inheritance from a rich man, whose nephew is plotting to seize the fortune from his daughter Fei Fei. He hires a petty thief, nicknamed "Tricky Star" to court Fei Fei in an attempt to steal all the money. But it turns out that Fei Fei is a fake who works for the rich man's evil son.

Languages: Mandarin, Cantonese.

Countries:

Hong Kong

ProductionCompanies:

Mobile Film Production Ltd.

Movie: When Fortune Smiles

Top 10 Billed Cast

周星馳

Vincent Hing

吳君如

Tsao Fei Fei / Rubbish Fung

陳友

Private Eye Wong

黃秋生

Wei

梅小惠

Wei's Wife

成奎安

Lung

Lam Kau

Second Master

翁世傑

Robert Hu

吴振东

Lung's Man

周比利

Biu

Video Trailer When Fortune Smiles

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[Trailer] 無敵幸運星 (When Fortune Smiles) - HD Version

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[Trailer] 無敵幸運星 (When Fortune Smiles) - HD Version - Trailer

When Fortune Smiles (1990) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p] - Trailer

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