Hong Kong Synopsis
鬼馬雙星
Michael Hui stars as Wen, a convict who's always out to make a quick dollar through gambling. Being behind bars doesn't stop him from making something off of his gambling skills. Samuel Hui co-stars as Chieh,a novice gambler who gets into trouble one day when he tries to steal casino chips from a crooked card dealer Dean Shek). Whilst in jail, Chieh meets Wen and the latter agrees to become his mentor. Can Wen and Chieh make a fortune from their combined skills or will the duo wind up back in prison?
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The 1973–1975 Hong Kong Window
Games Gamblers Play holds position #10 of 24 Hong Kong films in the 1973–1975 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1970s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1970s in Hong Kong, 122 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Games Gamblers Play premiered alongside 8 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 8 other Hong Kong films in 1974.
The 49th Hong Kong title from Hong Kong we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our Hong Kong catalog contains 836 titles in total (828 films).
Audience Engagement
11 audience reviews — more than 13% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 32th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #397 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (53rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Hong Kong Comedy productions specifically: #123 of 266 (top 46%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Production Companies | Orange Sky Golden Harvest |
| Runtime | 1h 47m |
| Release Date | October 16, 1974 |
| IMDb | tt0071588 |