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Casino Tycoon is a Hongkongais film of genre Thriller directed by Wong Jing with Andy Lau
Casino Tycoon (1992)
賭城大亨之新哥傳奇
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Add to a movie listCasino Tycoon (賭城大亨之新哥傳奇) is a 1992 Hong Kong action drama film written, produced and directed by Wong Jing starring Andy Lau, Joey Wong and Chingmy Yau. The film is inspired by stories of Stanley Ho, Henry Fok and Yip Hon. It was followed by the sequel Casino Tycoon 2, which was released the same year.
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Se déroulant durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, Casino Tycoon relate l'histoire de Benny, un jeune diplômé joué par Andy Lau, qui fuit à Hong-Kong durant l'invasion japonaise et se convertit dans le jeu à Macao. Une fois à Macao, il rencontre un homme d'affaires local qui a des liens avec le crime organisé, il se construit lentement son chemin dans les rangs de la pègre de Macao, qui mène finalement à des troubles.Actors
Andy Lau
(Ho Hsin / Benny)
Chingmy Yau
(Mei)
Joey Wong
(Vivian Cheng Le Erh)
Paul Chun
(Wang Chang)
Wong Yat-fei
(Dentist Ceng Zhi Wei)
Chin Tsi-ang
(Chang's Mother)
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