The Kung Fu Scholar | |
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Traditional Chinese | 倫文敘老點柳先開 |
Simplified Chinese | 伦文叙老点柳先开 |
Hanyu Pinyin | Lún Wénxù Lǎodiǎn Liǔ Xiānkāi |
Jyutping | Leon4 Man4 Zeoi6 Lou5 Dim2 Lau2 Sin1 Hoi1 |
Directed by | Norman Law |
Written by | Yip Kai Lai Man Cheuk |
Produced by | Rover Tang Alan Tang |
Starring | Aaron Kwok Vivian Chow Dicky Cheung Ng Man-tat Bryan Leung Gordon Liu |
Cinematography | Joe Chan Lau Hung-chuen |
Edited by | Poon Hung |
Music by | Henry Lai Wan-man Tang Siu-lam |
Distributed by | In-Gear Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
Country | Hong Kong |
Language | Cantonese |
Box office | HK$8,384,786 |
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