Underplayed Gems

Millionaires Express (1986)

Millionaires Express poster
Original title
富貴列車
Directed by
Sammo Hung
Genre
comedy film, action film, martial arts film
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
1h 41m
Rated
+13
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 63 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A train full of wealthy passengers stops at a small town where different groups of criminals and con artists converge. The characters include rival bandits and ninjas who get into fights and schemes.

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What happens

Millionaires Express (Chinese: 富貴列車; Jyutping: Fu3gwai3 Lit6ce1, also known as The Millionaires' Express or Shanghai Express) is a 1986 Hong Kong Western action comedy film co-written, directed by, and starring Sammo Hung. It centers on a disparate group of characters, including rival bandits, con artists, and ninjas, who converge on a rural town where a train carrying many wealthy passengers is stopping. The film is notable for its large, ensemble cast of well-known performers (many of them in cameo roles), including Hung, Yuen Biao, Rosamund Kwan, Kenny Bee, Peter Chan, Chin Kar-lok, Chin Siu-ho, Hsiao Ho, Hwang Jang-lee, Yasuaki Kurata, Yukari Oshima, Lam Ching-ying, Lau Kar-wing, Richard Ng, Shih Kien, James Tien, Eric Tsang, Cynthia Rothrock, Richard Norton, Yuen Wah, and Jimmy Wang Yu. Millionaires Express was released by Golden Harvest on January 30, 1986. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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