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The Legend of Wisely is a Hongkongais film of genre Fantasy directed by Teddy Robin with Ti Lung
The Legend of Wisely (1987)
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Add to a movie listThe Legend of Wisely (衛斯理傳奇) is a 1987 Hong Kong fantasy adventure film directed by Teddy Robin based on Ni Kuang's novel series, Wisely Series, starring Samuel Hui as the titular protagonist. The film co-stars Ti Lung, Joey Wong and Robin himself.
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Wisely, the famous writer/adventurer, is tricked by his friend (played by Teddy Robin, the film's director) into helping him steal the dragon pearl. Samuel Hui plays Wisely in this big budget HK movie, with production units filming some scenes by the Great Pyramids, and many scenes in Nepal. There are car chases and crashes, chases by horsemen and plenty of fights along the way. The Legend of Wisely is a live action comic book. A lot of effort went into making this movie, and it shows as Wisely goes from one hazard to another, an HK version of Indiana Jones.Actors
Ti Lung
(Pak Kei Wei)
Joey Wong
(Sue Pak)
Teddy Robin
(David Ko)
Bruce Baron
(Howard Hope)
Blackie Ko
(The Two Headed Snake)
Paulo Tocha
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