King of Beggars (1992)

Original title

武狀元蘇乞兒

Directed by

Gordon Chan

Genre

action film

Country

Hong Kong

Runtime

1h 41m

Rated

IIA

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 147 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A lazy son of a wealthy family loses everything and becomes a beggar. He then learns martial arts to win back his honor and the woman he loves.

comediclightheartedplayfulaction-packedenergeticwhimsicalhistoricalunderdog-story

What happens

King of Beggars (武狀元蘇乞兒) is a 1992 Hong Kong martial-arts comedy film directed by Gordon Chan, starring Stephen Chow, Sharla Cheung, Ng Man-tat, and Norman Chui. The story is loosely based on legends about the martial artist Su Can (better known as "Beggar Su"), who lived during the late Qing dynasty (c. 19th century) and was one of the Ten Tigers of Canton. The film was one of the highest grossing films at the 1993 Hong Kong box office and among the highest grossing Chinese-language films in Taipei in the same year. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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