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| Traditional Chinese | 錢作怪 | ||||||||||
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| Directed by | John Woo | ||||||||||
| Written by | John Woo | ||||||||||
| Produced by | Raymond Chow | ||||||||||
| Starring | Ricky Hui | ||||||||||
| Music by | Sam Hui | ||||||||||
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Running time | 101 minutes | ||||||||||
| Country | Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Language | Cantonese | ||||||||||
From Riches to Rags (Chinese: 錢作怪) is a 1980 Hong Kong action comedy film. It was written and directed by John Woo, starring Ricky Hui and Johnny Koo.[1]
In the film, a nouveau riche millionaire is convinced that he is dying from cancer. Getting suicidal, he hires contract killers to kill him. He soon realizes that he is healthy, but he is unable to call off his own assassination. He survives the assassination attempts, but becomes unhinged during his stay in a mental hospital.
- ^ "钱作怪 (1980)". MTime (in Chinese). Retrieved 22 December 2016.