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When Fortune Smiles

When Fortune Smiles

19906.81h 35m

Overview

A daughter inherits a massive amount of fortune from his deceased father and it enrages her brother and her nephew, who then try to steal some of it from her.

Directed by Anthony Chan Yau
Written by Raymond To Kwok-Wai
Produced by Anthony Chan Yau
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Top Cast

Stephen Chow

Stephen Chow

Vincent Hing

Sandra Ng Kwan-Yu

Sandra Ng Kwan-Yu

Tsao Fei Fei / Rubbish Fung

Anthony Chan Yau

Anthony Chan Yau

Private Eye Wong

Anthony Wong Chau-Sang

Anthony Wong Chau-Sang

Wei

Cutie Mui Siu-Wai

Cutie Mui Siu-Wai

Wei's Wife

Shing Fui-On

Shing Fui-On

Lung

Lam Kau

Lam Kau

Second Master

Stuart Yung Sai-Kit

Stuart Yung Sai-Kit

Robert Hu

Mai Kei

Mai Kei

Lung's Man

Billy Chow Bei-Lei

Billy Chow Bei-Lei

Biu

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Themes & Keywords

inheritanceimpostor

About When Fortune Smiles

When Fortune Smiles is a action, comedy, crime film released in 1990 exploring themes of inheritance, impostor. Directed by Anthony Chan Yau, it stars Stephen Chow, Sandra Ng Kwan-Yu, Anthony Chan Yau. A daughter inherits a massive amount of fortune from his deceased father and it enrages her brother and her nephew, who then try to steal some of it from her.

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