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Knockabout
Knockabout
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1979
1h 45m
7.0(46 votes)
Action
Comedy
Crime

Overview

After being cheated out of some money, two small time crooks convince a martial arts expert to take them on as students.

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Production Companies

Orange Sky Golden Harvest

Videos & Trailers

3 videos

Cast & Crew

40 members
Acting

元彪

Yipao

元彪
Acting

洪金寶

Blinking Beggar

洪金寶
Acting

劉家榮

Old Fox / Chia Wu Dao

劉家榮
Acting

梁家仁

Dai Pao

梁家仁
Acting

麥嘉

Captain

麥嘉
Acting

李海生

Painter

李海生
Acting

蔣榮發

Tiger

蔣榮發
Writing

Lau Tin-Chi

Banker Wei's Father

Lau Tin-Chi
Acting

林正英

Casino Fighter

林正英
Acting

王光裕

Matchmaker / Queer Fighter

王光裕
Acting

陳龍

Banker Wei

陳龍
Acting

泰山

Casino Thug

泰山
Acting

何柏光

Boss at Casino Den

何柏光
Acting

鍾發

Vegetable Hawker / Big Eyes

鍾發
Directing

陳會毅

Waiter

陳會毅
Acting

元武

Waiter / Boatman (uncredited)

元武
Acting

張華

Dealer at Casino (uncredited)

No Image
Acting

元德

Gets Beaten Up in Casino (uncredited)

元德
Acting

魚頭雲

Gets Beaten Up in Casino (uncredited)

No Image
Acting

張照

Teahouse Boss

張照
Acting

江道海

Casino Thug (uncredited)

江道海
Directing

錢昇瑋

Casino Thug (uncredited)

錢昇瑋
Acting

杜偉和

Casino Thug (uncredited)

No Image
Acting

周金江

Casino Thug (uncredited)

周金江
Acting

許瑩英

Vegetable Hawker

許瑩英
Acting

何禮男

Street Thug

No Image
Acting

楊世鈞

Casino Thug (uncredited)

楊世鈞
Acting

羅強

Street Thug (uncredited)

羅強
Acting

龍英

Casino Thug (uncredited)

龍英
Acting

藍偉

Street Thug (uncredited)

No Image
Acting

蘇漢生

Street Thug (uncredited)

蘇漢生
Acting

陳明偉

Street Thug (uncredited)

陳明偉
Acting

Chan Leung

Man at Casino (uncredited)

Chan Leung
Acting

Lai Kim-Hung

Man at Casino (uncredited)

Lai Kim-Hung
Acting

蕭德虎

Man at Casino (uncredited)

蕭德虎
Acting

咖喱

Man at Casino (uncredited)

咖喱
Acting

Chan Ling-Wai

Man at Casino (uncredited)

Chan Ling-Wai
Acting

岑潛波

Man at Casino (uncredited)

岑潛波
Acting

Chia-Chen Tu

Man at Casino (uncredited)

Chia-Chen Tu
Acting

李志傑

Man at Casino (uncredited)

李志傑

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