God of Gamblers III: Back to Shanghai

1991 1h 56m CN

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6.6

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★7.0TMDB · 88★6.6IMDB · 2,907

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Synopsis

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While battling a psychic gambler, Sing hurtles back in time to 1937 Shanghai. Now he must come to grips with his family history and get back to 1991.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Stephen Chow
Sing
Gong Li
Yu San / Yu Mong
Ray Lui
Ding Lik
Charles Heung
Lung Ng
Sandra Ng Kwan-Yu
Spring
Richard Ng Man-Tat
Uncle Tat
Sharla Cheung Man
Lady Dream
John Ching Tung
Tai-Kun

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Wong Jing
Writers: Wong Jing
Languages: Cantonese, Mandarin
Countries: Hong Kong

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ERA

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

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Cantonese, Mandarin.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "God of Gamblers Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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CAST

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Stephen Chow and Gong Li and Ray Lui carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0101783 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 88 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Wong Jing directs. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese, Mandarin.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

135 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Cantonese, Mandarin.
3Part of the "God of Gamblers Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Stephen Chow and Gong Li and Ray Lui carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0101783 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 88 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
7Classified under 10 themes, including "martial arts", "shanghai, china", "gambling", "magic".
8Released under 13 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Runtime: 116 min · 1h 56m
Status: Released
Box office: $4,011,232
Original language: CN
Certification (US): IIA
IMDB: God of Gamblers III: Back to Shanghai (1991)
IMDB rating: 6.6/10 · 2,907 votes

Part of

God of Gamblers Collection

Ko Chun (Chow Yun-fat) is a world-famous gambler, so renowned and talented at winning various games of chance that he is referred to as the "God Of Gamblers".