Movie: The Hong Kong Tycoon

Top 5 Billed Cast

Ingrid Hu Yin-Yin
Ingrid Hu Yin-Yin

Michael Lai Siu-Tin
黎小田

Jui-Yung Lu
Jui-Yung Lu

Shek Sau
石修

Tina Ti Na
Tina Ti Na

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    A character-driven melodrama about a Hong Kong ‘everyday man’ who marries a rich woman to climb the class ladder.

  • Release Date

    1979-05-07

  • Average

    7

  • Rating:

    3.5 starts
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  • Languages:

    广州话 / 廣州話
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