From Riches to Rags
| From Riches to Rags | |
|---|---|
| Traditional | 錢作怪 |
| Mandarin | qián zuò guài |
| Cantonese | cin2 zok3 gwaai3 |
| Directed by | John Woo |
| Produced by | Raymond Chow |
| Written by | John Woo |
| Starring | Ricky Hui |
Production company | |
Release date |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
From Riches to Rags is a 1980 Hong Kong film written and directed by John Woo starring Ricky Hui and Johnny Koo.[1]
Plot
After buying a winning lottery ticket factory workers Ah Ying (Ricky Hui) and Fatso (Johnny Koo) become millionaires overnight however a prediction by a fortune teller and a mix-up with a doctor leads Ah Ying to believe he is going to die from cancer. Not wanting to suffer Ah Ying decides to commit suicide but is afraid of it being painful. While on a rooftop he meets a poor suicidal man whom he gives all his money to under the condition that he hires a hitman to kill him.
Cast
- Ricky Hui as Ah Ying
- Johnny Koo as Fatso
- JoJo Chan Kei-Kei as JoJo
- Lam Ching-ying as knife killer
References
- ↑ "钱作怪 (1980)". MTime (in Chinese). Retrieved 22 December 2016.
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