Dirty Ho (1979)
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A prince enlists a thief to serve as his bodyguard to protect him from assassins.
- Date of release
- 1979-08-04
- TMDB
- 7.3 / 10 (58)
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Genres
- Action, Comedy, Drama
- Director
- Lau Kar-leung
Casting
- Wong Yu — Dirty Ho Ching
- Gordon Liu Chia-hui — 11th Prince, Wang Chin Chen
- Lo Lieh — General Liang Jing Cheng
- Johnny Wang Lung-Wei — Mr. Fan Tian Kong
- Hsiao Ho — Xiao Lu
- Wilson Tong Wai-Shing — Mr. Chu Yi Feng
- Kara Wai Ying-hung — Tsui Hung
- Helen Poon Bing-Seung — Tsui Bing
- Yau Chui-Ling — Courtesan
- Chen Szu-Chia — Courtesan
- Liu Suk-Yee — Courtesan
- Lui Hung — Brothel Boss Wang
Interesting facts
Dirty Ho is a 1979 Hong Kong martial arts comedy film directed by Lau Kar-leung and starring Gordon Liu and Wong Yue. It was produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio.
Production
In 1979, director Lau Kar-leung directed three comedy films, including Dirty Ho. Kara Hui was initially hired as an extra in the film, until the original actress set to play Crimson quit. Lau Kar-leung noted Hui's abilities in an audition tape for Chang Cheh's The Brave Archer and hired her to take over. Lau and Hui would work together in several films, such as My Young Auntie (1981).
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