賭俠 III 之上海灘賭聖 (1991)

Curiosità

God of Gamblers III: Back to Shanghai 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.

Production

Gong Li was chosen to be the actress for the film but as Taiwan, once of the major markets for Hong Kong films, restricted PRC citizens to appear on domestic screens, two versions of the film were filmed with Taiwanese actress Amber Fang taking over the role. The version with Fang would be for the Taiwan market while Gong's version for the international market.

Filming of the film took three months in Hong Kong with Fang while Gong was stuck in China. Media reports claimed Gong was only able to reach the production set just before production is set to end but remained as rumours.

The movie makes use of its cast to make references to other well known Hong Kong media. Barry Wong plays a supporting role as a Police Chief in 1991 Hong Kong, a role he also played in the Chow Yun-fat film, The Killer. Ray Lui plays Ding Lik, a role he also played in the Hong Kong dramatic TV series, The Bund. Lung Fong has a supporting role as a Chinese backer of the Japanese in 1937 Shanghai.

The two titles, Chinese and English, has discrepancies with each other. The English title, however being God of Gamblers III: Back to Shanghai, does not feature the God of Gamblers, played by Chow Yun-fat. The Chinese title is literally translated to Knight of Gamblers II: Shanghai Beach's Saint of Gamblers, but the Knight, played by Andy Lau, is also entirely absent in this film.

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