Film
Life Gamble
1978· M/18· 1h 40m· Action· Drama
Legendary director Chang Cheh teamed his latest big star, Alexander Fu Sheng, with future Venoms Lo Meng and Kuo Chue to create another winner in his vaunted filmography. Joining them were the top supporting actors and the prettiest starlets, for an entertaining, exciting tale of a kung-fu blacksmith taking on four famous robbers while a villainous gambling boss plots to destroy them.
1978-04-26
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Key Crew
DirectorChang Cheh
ScreenplayChang Cheh
ProducerMona Fong Yat-Wah
Director of PhotographyKung Mu-To
Original Music ComposerFrankie Chan Fan-Kei
EditorChiang Hsing-Lung
Full cast & crew (28 cast · 16 crew)
Details
Released1978-04-26
Runtime1h 40m · M/18
StatusReleased
StudiosShaw Brothers
LanguagesMandarin
CountriesHong Kong
Rating7.2/10 · 10 votes
Original languagezh
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