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Life Gamble (1978)

Overview

Legendary director Chang Cheh teamed his latest big star, Alexander Fu Sheng, with future Venoms Lo Meng and Kuo Chue to create another winner in his vaunted filmography. Joining them were the top supporting actors and the prettiest starlets, for an entertaining, exciting tale of a kung-fu blacksmith taking on four famous robbers while a villainous gambling boss plots to destroy them.
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Chang Cheh profile
Chang Cheh

Director

Chang Cheh profile
Chang Cheh

Screenplay

Cast

Alexander Fu Sheng profile
Alexander Fu Sheng

Yun Xiang

Phillip Kwok profile
Phillip Kwok

Qiu Zi-Yu

Lo Meng profile
Lo Meng

Mo Jun-Feng

Li Yi-Min profile
Li Yi-Min

Master Nan

Ku Feng profile
Ku Feng

Chief Constable Xiao

Lin Chen-Chi profile
Lin Chen-Chi

Xiao Qiang

Shirley Yu Sha-Li profile
Shirley Yu Sha-Li

Peng Shuang-Shuang

Lau Wai-Ling profile
Lau Wai-Ling

Zhen Liu-Xiang

Lam Fai-Wong profile
Lam Fai-Wong

Cui

Suen Shu-Pei profile
Suen Shu-Pei

Cheng Zhang-Po

Dick Wei profile
Dick Wei

Jin Ba

Chiang Sheng profile
Chiang Sheng

Xiao Tang

Alexander Fu Sheng profile
Alexander Fu Sheng

Yun Xiang

Phillip Kwok profile
Phillip Kwok

Qiu Zi-Yu

Lo Meng profile
Lo Meng

Mo Jun-Feng

Li Yi-Min profile
Li Yi-Min

Master Nan

Ku Feng profile
Ku Feng

Chief Constable Xiao

Lin Chen-Chi profile
Lin Chen-Chi

Xiao Qiang

Shirley Yu Sha-Li profile
Shirley Yu Sha-Li

Peng Shuang-Shuang

Lau Wai-Ling profile
Lau Wai-Ling

Zhen Liu-Xiang

Lam Fai-Wong profile
Lam Fai-Wong

Cui

Suen Shu-Pei profile
Suen Shu-Pei

Cheng Zhang-Po

Dick Wei profile
Dick Wei

Jin Ba

Chiang Sheng profile
Chiang Sheng

Xiao Tang

Extra

Release Date

April 26, 1978

Original Language

Mandarin

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

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Available On

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Videos

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Life Gamble (1978) - 2016 Trailer

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