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  • Hero of the Beggars (1992)
  • 95 min | Comedy
Hero of the Beggars (1992)
95 min | Comedy

A Chinese General and his four troops, almost void in money, journey to the City of Guangzhou in attempts to earn enough cash from selling turtles to build the largest horse racetrack in China. However, when one of the troopers joins a ...See moreA Chinese General and his four troops, almost void in money, journey to the City of Guangzhou in attempts to earn enough cash from selling turtles to build the largest horse racetrack in China. However, when one of the troopers joins a gang leader to gain sudden wealth, the general and the remaining troops attempt to compete for their own wealth by entering Hong Kong to work for a businessman who pays under the table. While in Hong Kong illegally, the soldiers must find a way to bring themselves out of the shadows and find enough money to fulfill their dreams of building the racetrack. Written by Oliver Chu See less
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Chi-Leung Kwong (as Chi-leung Kwong) | Shun Yu
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Updated Aug 27, 1992

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Aug 27, 1992 (Hong Kong)

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25 cast members
Name Known for
Michael Hui
General Lin General Lin   See fewer
Michael Wai-Man Chan
Gang Leader (as Wai-Man Chan) Gang Leader (as Wai-Man Chan)   See fewer
Siu-Kei Lee
Mr. Yee Mr. Yee   See fewer
Kong Lau
HK Police Commissioner HK Police Commissioner   See fewer
Anthony Chan
Club Manager Club Manager   See fewer
Wing-Cho Yip
Man Midgit Man Midgit   See fewer
King-Tan Yuen
Woman Midgit Woman Midgit   See fewer
Shu-Kei Chow
PRC Police Captain PRC Police Captain   See fewer
Kwok-Kit Lam
Mahjong Den Customer (as Kwok Kit Lam) Mahjong Den Customer (as Kwok Kit Lam)   See fewer
Kei-Hei Leung
Turtle Buyer Turtle Buyer   See fewer
Tak-Kan San
PRC Policeman PRC Policeman   See fewer
Jameson Wa-Fan Lam
Yee's Thug (as Wah-Fan Lam) Yee's Thug (as Wah-Fan Lam)   See fewer
Ming-Yang Li
Audience Member in Horse Race Audience Member in Horse Race   See fewer
Gong Lam
Restaurant Customer Restaurant Customer   See fewer
Chun Hung Cheung
Gang Member Gang Member   See fewer
San Hon
Gang Member Gang Member   See fewer
Chi-Hung Ling
Gang Member (as Chih Hung Ling) Gang Member (as Chih Hung Ling)   See fewer
Robert Zajac
Gang Member Gang Member   See fewer
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