The Casino (Chinese: 吉祥赌坊; Jixiang Dufang) is a 1972 Hong Kong drama Shaw Brothers Studio film directed by Cheung Chang Chak.[1]

The Casino
Directed byTseng-Chai Chang
Written byNi Kuang
StarringLily Ho, Yueh Hua, Wu Ma, Shih Kien
Production
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Release date
  • March 30, 1972 (1972-03-30)
Running time
77 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguageMandarin

Overview

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The film's alternative titles in Hong Kong are Jixiang dufang and Gat cheung do fong. The Casino is a drama martial arts film with characters in a gambling environment.[2][3] The film is set "in North China soon after the 1911 Revolution".[4] It is one of the three gambling films Chang Tseng-Chai, a Taiwanese director, made for the Hong Kong production company Shaw Brothers Studio.[5] The film has been considered the first notable production in Hong Kong on the topic.[6]

Plot

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A handsome stranger, Luo, visits a casino in Northern China. A gambler agrees to help an old friend defeat a crooked gambler that uses rigged dice.[2][7]

Cast

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Release

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On March 30, 1972, the film was released in Hong Kong.

Home media

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A DVD version was released in 2004.[8]

References

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  1. ^ HKcinemamagic.com
  2. ^ a b c d e "The Casino (1972; Shaw Brothers)". dighkmovies.com. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  3. ^ "The Casino". hkmdb.com. 1972. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  4. ^ Palmer, Bill (1995). The encyclopedia of martial arts movies. Scarecrow Press. p. 52.
  5. ^ Daoming, Li (2013). Historical Dictionary of Taiwan Cinema [Scarecrow Press]. p. 90.
  6. ^ Bedetti, Simone. La Hollywood d'oriente: il cinema di Hong Kong dalle origini a John Wo (in Italian). Punto Zero. p. 41.
  7. ^ "The Casino (1972)". silveremulsion.com. 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  8. ^ "DVD presentation". YesAsia.
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