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Best of the Best is a Hongkongais film of genre Drama directed by Herman Yau with Jacky Cheung
Best of the Best (1992)
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Add to a movie listBest of the Best is a 1992 Hong Kong action film directed by Herman Yau and starring Jacky Cheung, Ng Man-tat and Sammi Cheng in her debut film role.
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Little Ball (Ng Man-tat) is a retired police officer who works as a beverage server in a bar. However, he has not changed his bad habits of being loud-mouth and compulsive drinking and gambling. Fortunately, he is helped and taken care by his confidant Hung (Carrie Ng). One time, Ball unintentionally got his son Dee (Jacky Cheung), a Special Duties Unit officer, into a dispute with triad leader Ngan Kwan (Paul Chun), nearly destroying his son's career.Actors
Jacky Cheung
(Li Man Kit)
Ng Man-tat
(Little Ball)
Sammi Cheng
(Heidi)
Paul Chun
(Hung Kwan)
Carrie Ng
(Hung)
Lee Siu-kei
(SDU instructor)
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