

The Saint of Gamblers
1995-06-28 · 98 min · ★ 5.8
Blackie Tat looks for a new Saint of Gamblers, and finds him in the form of a dimwitted mainlander.
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Production details
- Directors
- Wong Jing
- Production companies
- Wong Jing's Workshop
- Countries
- Hong Kong
- Status
- Released
- Revenue
- USD 1,676,869
Top Cast
Eric Kot Man-FaiGod Bless You
Richard Ng Man-tatUncle Tat
Chingmy Yau Suk-ChingDestiny
Ben Lam Kwok-bunRay Thai
Diana Pang DanHokei
Donnie YenLung Chat
Ashton Chen XiaolongLung
Corey YuenShing
Shing Fui-OnBig Mouth Dog
John Ching TungLoanshark Tung
William Duen Wai-lunKitoyomo
Natalis Chan Pak-cheungCompetition Announcer
Manfred Wong Man-chunCompetition Announcer
Lo FanAuntie Pretty
Teresa Ha PingGod Bless You's Mother
Bobby Yip Kin-sang
Lui Tat
Tsang Siu-Yin
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