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Games Gamblers Play(1974)
Status: Released
Date: 1974-10-16
67%
18 Votes
Time: 1h 47m
Overview:
Michael Hui stars as Wen, a convict who's always out to make a quick dollar through gambling. Being behind bars doesn't stop him from making something off of his gambling skills. Samuel Hui co-stars as Chieh,a novice gambler who gets into trouble one day when he tries to steal casino chips from a crooked card dealer Dean Shek). Whilst in jail, Chieh meets Wen and the latter agrees to become his mentor. Can Wen and Chieh make a fortune from their combined skills or will the duo wind up back in prison?
Languages: Cantonese.
Countries:
Hong Kong
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Games Gamblers Play
Top 10 Billed Cast
許冠文
Man
許冠傑
Kit
許冠英
Gambler at Beach
Betty Ting Pei
Pei Pei
呂有慧
Siu Mei
喬宏
Man at Milk Bar Getting Parking Ticket
王琛
Boss Ching
許紹雄
Bully
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