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The Gambling Ghost (1991)

The Gambling Ghost poster
Original title
洪福齊天
Directed by
Clifton Ko
Genre
martial arts film
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
1h 33m
Rated
IIB
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man discovers he has a ghostly grandfather who wants to help him win at gambling. The story follows three generations of a family played by the same actor.

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What happens

The Gambling Ghost (Chinese: 洪福齊天) is a 1991 Hong Kong action comedy film directed by Clifton Ko. It stars Sammo Hung in three roles as different generations of the same family - son, father and ghostly grandfather. Hung's co-star, Mang Hoi also worked as the film's action director. The opening scene of the film parodies another Hong Kong film, God of Gamblers. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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