King of Chess

Name: King of Chess
Released: 1991-09-06

1991· 15· 1h 50m· Drama

Two independent stories involving chess wizards are interwoven to satirize the politics of the Chinese Cultural Revolution as well as Taiwan's capitalist boom of the 1970's.

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Cast & Characters

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Key Crew

DirectorTsui Hark

WriterTony Leung Ka-fai

ProducerHou Hsiao-hsien

Director of PhotographyLaw Wan-Shing

Original Music ComposerLo Ta-Yu

EditorMarco Mak Chi-Sin

Full cast & crew (9 cast · 12 crew)

Details

Released1991-09-06

Runtime1h 50m · 15

StatusReleased

StudiosGolden Princess Amusement Co., Ltd. · Film Workshop

LanguagesCantonese

CountriesTaiwan · Hong Kong

Rating6.9/10 · 16 votes

Original languagecn

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