Aces Go Places V: The Terracotta Hit

1989 1h 43m CN

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5.4

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★5.4TMDB · 32

ActionComedyCrime

Synopsis

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Two friends who own an investment firm turn to a policeman friend for help when they are framed for robbery by a gang of antiquities smugglers.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Sam Hui
King Kong
Leslie Cheung
Brother Thief
Karl Maka
Baldy
Nina Li Chi
Sister Thief
Conan Lee
Chinese Rambo
Melvin Wong King-Sun
Boss's Aide
Ellen Chan Nga-Lun
Ellen
Danny Lee Sau-Yin
Prisoner

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Lau Kar-leung
Writers: Tsang Kwok-Chi
Languages: Cantonese
Countries: Hong Kong

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ERA

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37 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Aces Go Places Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Lau Kar-leung, shot by Paul Chan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Sam Hui. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

AWARDS

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Editor Wong Ming-Lam shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Sam Hui and Leslie Cheung and Karl Maka carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0098681 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 32 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Lau Kar-leung directs. Paul Chan behind the camera. Sam Hui scores. Wong Ming-Lam cuts. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese.

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137 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Aces Go Places Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Lau Kar-leung, shot by Paul Chan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Sam Hui. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Wong Ming-Lam shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Sam Hui and Leslie Cheung and Karl Maka carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0098681 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 32 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Released under 13 different titles around the world.