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Forbidden City Cop is a Hongkongais film of genre Martial arts directed by Stephen Chow with Stephen Chow
Forbidden City Cop (1996)
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Add to a movie listForbidden City Cop (大內密探零零發; lit. "the Imperial Secret Agent 008") is a 1996 Hong Kong martial arts/comedy film directed by Vincent Kok, starring Stephen Chow, Carina Lau, and Carman Lee.
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Ling Ling Fat is a Cantonese wordplay on the code number "008", a reference to James Bond, whose number was 007 (see From Beijing with Love), as well as part of a Cantonese Chinese New Year's Greeting: "Kung hei fat choy" (恭喜發財).Actors
Stephen Chow
(Ling Ling Fat)
Carina Lau
(Ling Kar Ting)
Cheung Tat-ming
(Emperor)
Tats Lau Yee-Tat
(Forbidden City Cop)
Yuen Cheung-Yan
(Evil Mother)
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