The Casino (Chinese: 吉祥赌坊; Jixiang Dufang) is a 1972 Hong Kong drama Shaw Brothers Studio film directed by Cheung Chang Chak.[1]
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| Directed by | Tseng-Chai Chang |
| Written by | Ni Kuang |
| Starring | Lily Ho, Yueh Hua, Wu Ma, Shih Kien |
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Running time | 77 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Mandarin |
Overview
editThe film's alternative titles in Hong Kong are Jixiang dufang and Gat cheung do fong. The Casino is a drama martial arts film with characters in a gambling environment.[2][3] The film is set "in North China soon after the 1911 Revolution".[4] It is one of the three gambling films Chang Tseng-Chai, a Taiwanese director, made for the Hong Kong production company Shaw Brothers Studio.[5] The film has been considered the first notable production in Hong Kong on the topic.[6]
Plot
editA handsome stranger, Luo, visits a casino in Northern China. A gambler agrees to help an old friend defeat a crooked gambler that uses rigged dice.[2][7]
Cast
editRelease
editOn March 30, 1972, the film was released in Hong Kong.
Home media
editA DVD version was released in 2004.[8]
References
edit- ^ HKcinemamagic.com
- ^ a b c d e "The Casino (1972; Shaw Brothers)". dighkmovies.com. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ "The Casino". hkmdb.com. 1972. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ Palmer, Bill (1995). The encyclopedia of martial arts movies. Scarecrow Press. p. 52.
- ^ Daoming, Li (2013). Historical Dictionary of Taiwan Cinema [Scarecrow Press]. p. 90.
- ^ Bedetti, Simone. La Hollywood d'oriente: il cinema di Hong Kong dalle origini a John Wo (in Italian). Punto Zero. p. 41.
- ^ "The Casino (1972)". silveremulsion.com. 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ "DVD presentation". YesAsia.
External links
edit- The Casino at IMDb
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