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Rich and Famous is a Hongkongais film of genre Thriller with Chow Yun-fat
Rich and Famous (1987)
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Add to a movie listRich and Famous (Chinese: 江湖情; Cantonese Yale: Gong woo ching) is a 1987 Hong Kong action-crime film directed by Taylor Wong, and starring Andy Lau and Chow Yun-fat. The film was concluded by a sequel, Tragic Hero which was also released in 1987.
Synopsis
Rich & Famous tells the story of two boys who are not related but grew up as brothers, Kwok (Andy Lau) and Yung (Alex Man). While Yung is the elder, he is always getting into trouble which Kwok has to help bail him out of.Actors
Chow Yun-fat
(Lee Ah Chai)
Andy Lau
(Lam Ting Kwok)
Alan Tam
(Mak Ying Hung)
Carina Lau
(Lau Po Yee)
Danny Lee
(Inspector Cheung)
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