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Knockabout is a Hongkongais film of genre Drama directed by Sammo Hung with Yuen Biao
Knockabout (1979)
Za jia xiao zi
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Add to a movie listKnockabout (Chinese:雜家小子; Za jia xiao zi) is a 1979 Hong Kong martial arts comedy film starring Yuen Biao and directed by Sammo Hung, who also co-stars in the film.
Synopsis
The film follows two con artist brothers, Yipao (Yuen Biao) and Taipao (Bryan Leung). One day they are cheated out of their ill-gotten gains in an encounter with Jia Wu Dao (Lau Kar Wing). They try to fight him, to retrieve their money, but are defeated, so they ask him to train them, hoping to become the best fighters in the city. After surpassing the fighting skills of "ordinary people", Yipao soon discovers that Jia Wu Dao is a murderer. When he realises his secret has been revealed, Jia Wu Dao attempts to kill Yipao, but Taipao blocks the fatal blow and is killed in his place.Actors
Yuen Biao
(Yipao)
Sammo Hung
(Blinking Beggar)
Bryan Leung
(Dai Pao)
Lau Kar Wing
(Old Fox / Chia Wu Dao)
Karl Maka
(Captain)
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