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489:Michael Hui
307:Michael Hui
303:comedy film
258:107 minutes
175:Ho Lan-shan
144:Michael Hui
130:Produced by
123:Michael Hui
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1019:Paul Simon
1004:" by Lobo.
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725:James Wong
592:Samuel Hui
546:Sammo Hung
522:James Wong
509:as Pei-pei
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394:loan shark
311:Sammo Hung
279:Box office
242:1974-10-17
205:Production
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162:James Wong
156:Betty Ting
119:Written by
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870:Ricky Hui
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683:Ricky Hui
588:Cantonese
540:Dean Shek
516:Roy Chiao
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266:Hong Kong
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152:Ricky Hui
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530:as Bully
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465:Lee Kwan
361:May 2024
271:Language
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495:Sam Hui
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792:2:27
785:Lobo
739:3:45
713:2:38
693:2:43
671:2:25
651:2:58
483:Cast
325:Plot
299:鬼馬雙星
69:鬼马双星
53:鬼馬雙星
1054:at
884:11.
864:10.
754:No.
733:(b)
731:川口真
612:No.
1164::
842:9.
819:8.
797:7.
775:6.
718:5.
698:4.
676:3.
656:2.
633:1.
1084:e
1077:t
1070:v
374:)
368:(
363:)
359:(
348:.
293:(
244:)
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