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Challenge of the Gamesters (1981)

Challenge of the Gamesters (1981)

Action Drama
Release Date: 1981, April 30
Directors: Wong Jing
Countries: Hong Kong
Production: Shaw Brothers, Shaw Brothers
Cast: Melvin Wong, Sai Gwa-Pau, Patrick Tse Yin, Mama Hung, Gam Tin-Chue, Sham Chin-Bo, Cheung Hei, Johnny Cheung Wa, Yiu Man-Kei, Fung Ging-Man, Lam Tit-Ching, Wang Han-Chen

Overview:

A forerunner to the new wave gambling films, this is one of Wong Jing's first hits--before he would go on to dominate Hong Kong cinema for the next two decades. Although rife with Japanese spies, Shanghai tycoons, beautiful starlets, and enough intrigue to keep 007 happy, Bond himself would be no match for the heroes' skill at mahjong and other games Hong Kong gamblers play--proving that the cube is often mightier than the baccarat card.