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Shanghai Grand

Shanghai Grand

Love for the same woman threatens the friendship of two 1930s Shanghai gangsters.

19965.81h 36m

Overview

Hui Man Keung is washed up on a beach near Shanghai. He is taken in by Ding Lik, a kindly beggar who is in love with Fung Ching Ching, the daughter of a prominent gangster. It isn't long before Ding Lik rises through the underworld ranks to become one of the city's most powerful gangsters.

Directed by Poon Man-Kit
Written by Matt Chow Hoi-Kwong, Poon Man-Kit, Sandy Shaw Lai-King
Produced by Tsui Hark, Charles Heung, Tenky Tin Kai-Man
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Top Cast

Andy Lau

Andy Lau

Ding Lik

Leslie Cheung

Leslie Cheung

Hui Man Keung

Ning Jing

Ning Jing

Fung Ching Ching

Jung Woo-sung

Jung Woo-sung

Taiwan People's League Agent

Lau Shun

Lau Shun

Uncle Leung

Wu Hsing-Guo

Wu Hsing-Guo

Fung King Yiu

Amanda Lee Wai-Man

Amanda Lee Wai-Man

Lai-Man

Almen Wong Pui-Ha

Almen Wong Pui-Ha

Female Assassin

Lee Kin-Yan

Lee Kin-Yan

Ding Lik's Man

J

Jacky Chan Kin-Yat

Shorty Chiu

About Shanghai Grand

Shanghai Grand is a action, crime, romance, thriller film released in 1996. Directed by Poon Man-Kit, it stars Andy Lau, Leslie Cheung, Ning Jing. Hui Man Keung is washed up on a beach near Shanghai. He is taken in by Ding Lik, a kindly beggar who is in love with Fung Ching Ching, the daughter of a prominent gangster. It isn't long before Ding Lik rises through the underworld ranks to become one of the city's most powerful gangsters.

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