The Good, The Bad & The Beauty

1987 1h 37m ZH

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8.5

MASTERPIECE

★8.5TMDB · 2

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Synopsis

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Director-actor Frankie Chan does multiple duty in the action comedy vehicle The Good, The Bad & The Beauty. Frankie Chan is Inspector Hor Sun Chun, a tough cop investigating a smuggling operation in which airline stewardess Ko Sau Ping (sultry Cherie Chung) is possibly involved. Realizing that she may be in danger, Sau Ping feigns amnesia, and uses Sun Chun's smitten partner Tang Tat Kit (Kent Cheng) as a possible smokescreen. Meanwhile there's action, and plenty of it! A seasoned director, actor, composer and action director, Frankie Chan uses his myriad talents to the nth degree as he combines gunplay, stunts, and laugh-a-minute hijinks in true Hong Kong Cinema action-comedy style!

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Frankie Chan Fan-Kei
Inspector Ho Sun Chun
Cherie Chung Cho-Hung
Ko Sau Ping
Kent Cheng Jak-Si
Fatty
Bill Tung Biu
Uncle Mark
Anthony Chan Yau
Supt Chan [cameo]
Dicky Cheung Wai-Kin
Policeman
Maria Cordero
Yellow Rose [cameo]
Kitty Chan
Boss Li's girlfriend

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Frankie Chan Fan-Kei
Writers: Frankie Chan Fan-Kei
Languages: Cantonese
Countries: Hong Kong

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ERA

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

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Frankie Chan Fan-Kei, shot by Yu Chik-Lim. 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 Wang Fu-Ling. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Frankie Chan Fan-Kei and Cherie Chung Cho-Hung and Kent Cheng Jak-Si carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0099713 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Frankie Chan Fan-Kei directs. Yu Chik-Lim behind the camera. Wang Fu-Ling scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese.

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139 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Frankie Chan Fan-Kei, shot by Yu Chik-Lim. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Wang Fu-Ling. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Frankie Chan Fan-Kei and Cherie Chung Cho-Hung and Kent Cheng Jak-Si carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0099713 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.