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The Prodigal Son
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1981 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Sammo Hung
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7.0A rich man's son believes himself to be the best kung fu fighter in Canton. Unfortunately, his father, anxious for his son's safety, bribes all his opponents to lose. After a humiliating defeat at the hands of an actor in a traveling theatre company, the son resolves to find a better teacher.
Released: 1981-11-10100 minDir: Sammo Hung Kam-BoAction, Comedy
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Cast
- Yuen Biao as Leung Chang
- Frankie Chan Fan-Kei as Ngai Fei
- Lam Ching-Ying as Leung Yee-Tai
- Sammo Hung Kam-Bo as Wong Wa-Po
- Peter Chan Lung as Yee Tung Choi
- Paul Chung Fat as Mr Law
Themes
- martial arts
- kung fu
- hand to hand combat
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Ratings
IMDb
7.3/10
3,676 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
100%
- Year
- 1981
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Genres
- Action, Comedy
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- kung fu film
- Country of origin
- Hong Kong
- Original language
- Standard Chinese
- Director
- Sammo Hung
- Screenwriter
- Wong Jing
- Cast member
- Dick Wei
- Composer
- Phil Chen
- Producer
- Leonard Ho
- Production company
- Orange Sky Golden Harvest
- Narrative location
- Guangdong
- Duration
- 104
- FilmAffinity ID
- 895192
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1981-12-22
- executive producer
- Raymond Chow
- distributed by
- Netflix
- different from
- Prodigal Son
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