God of Gamblers III: Back to Shanghai (1991)

Original title

賭俠 III 之上海灘賭聖

Directed by

Wong Jing

Genre

slapstick

Country

Hong Kong

Runtime

1h 56m

Rated

IIA

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 88 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

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The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A gambler is transported back in time to 1937 Shanghai and tries to get back to 1991 Hong Kong. He must use his gambling skills to survive in the past.

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What happens

God of Gamblers III: Back to Shanghai (Chinese: 賭俠2之上海灘賭聖; lit. Knight of Gamblers II: Shanghai Beach's Saint of Gamblers) is a 1991 Hong Kong comedy film, a sequel to God of Gamblers II (1990). The film is directed by Wong Jing, and stars Stephen Chow and Ng Man-tat. God of Gamblers III continues the story of the Saint of Gamblers (Chow), and does not feature the Knight of Gamblers or the God of Gamblers. The story is about Chow accidentally going back in time to Shanghai in 1937, as he tries to figure out how to return to Hong Kong in 1991. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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