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King of Beggars is a Hongkongais film of genre Drama directed by Gordon Chan with Stephen Chow
King of Beggars (1992)
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Add to a movie listKing of Beggars is a 1992 Hong Kong martial arts comedy film directed by Gordon Chan, starring Stephen Chow, Sharla Cheung, Ng Man-tat and Norman Tsui. The story is loosely based on legends about the martial artist Su Can (better known as "Beggar So"), who lived in the late Qing dynasty and was one of the Ten Tigers of Canton.
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Set in the Qing dynasty in China, the film features a fictionalised story of the martial artist So Chan (蘇燦; Mandarin: Su Can), who is popularly known as "Beggar So" (蘇乞兒) and was one of the Ten Tigers of Canton.Actors
Stephen Chow
(So Chan Ha Yee Chan)
Sharla Cheung
(Yushang)
Ng Man-tat
(General Su of Guangzhou)
Lawrence Cheng
(Professor)
Yang Mi
(So Chan's Daughter)
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