The Great Pretenders

1991 1h 35m ZH

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6.8

SOLID

★6.8TMDB · 10

Comedy

Synopsis

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The Great Pretenders is a Hong Kong Comedy starring Tony Leung Chiu-Wai

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Tony Leung Chiu-wai
Snake Wai
Raymond Wong
Wong Seung Chin
Simon Yam
Yam Sai Sung
Amy Yip Chi-Mei
Yip Mei Mei
Teddy Robin
Mr. Giant
Lok Wai
Susan So
Leung Tin
Lee Lung-Kei

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ronny Yu
Writers: Raymond Wong
Languages: Cantonese
Countries: Hong Kong

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1 / 5

ERA

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

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2 / 5

CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 5

AWARDS

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Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Raymond Wong and Simon Yam carry the top of the cast.

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4 / 5

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0102735 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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5 / 5

WILD

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Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ronny Yu directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

135 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Raymond Wong and Simon Yam carry the top of the cast.
4IMDB entry: tt0102735 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
5Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.