A prince enlists a thief to serve as his bodyguard to protect him from assassins.
Status
Released
Original Language
CN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Release Date
August 4, 1979
Popularity
1
Director
Lau Kar-leung
Writer
Ni Kuang
Producer
Run Run Shaw
Where to Watch
Cast
Wong Yu
Dirty Ho Ching
Gordon Liu Chia-Hui
11th Prince, Wang Chin Chen
Lo Lieh
General Liang Jing Cheng
Johnny Wang Lung-Wei
Mr. Fan Tian Kong
Hsiao Ho
Xiao Lu
Wilson Tong Wai-Shing
Mr. Chu Yi Feng
Kara Hui Ying-Hung
Tsui Hung
Helen Poon Bing-Seung
Tsui Bing
Yau Chui-Ling
Courtesan
Chen Szu-Chia
Courtesan
Liu Suk-Yee
Courtesan
Lui Hung
Brothel Boss Wang
San Sin
Blind Handicapped Devil (uncredited)
Lam Hak-Ming
One-Armed Handicapped Devil
Yang Chi-Ching
Art Admirer
Jamie Luk Kim-Ming
Art Admirer
Ching Miao
Art Admirer
Huang Pa-Ching
Art Admirer / Brothel Customer
Cheung Chok-Chow
Art Admirer
Tony Lee Wan-Miu
Art Admirer
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Reviews
badelf
_No ho's were actually harmed in the making of this film._ This 1979 Shaw Brothers gem is pure joy from start to finish. The story is simple, the comedy is hilarious, and Lau Kar-leung's choreography is tops in its class - better than anything Bob Fosse created, lol. Those "fighting without looking like you're fighting" sequences are masterful. It's the kind of film that also reminds me of Jackie Chan's martial arts catalog. At 10/10, this is cinema as pure entertainment, executed with such skill and playfulness that it transcends its genre. Sometimes the best films are the ones that simply make you smile for 90 minutes straight.
