The Champions

Oct 11, 1983

1h 31m

★ 6.8

Overview

An acrobatic country hick is forced flee his village after injuring a wealthy socialite during an innocent competition. Fresh off the boat, he runs into a struggling football team who discover his talents.

Genres

Action

Comedy

Production Companies

Peace Film Production Co.

Paragon Films

Orange Sky Golden Harvest

The Champions Trailers

Cast

Lee Tung

Yuen Biao

Suen

Cheung Kwok-Keung

Hung

Moon Lee Choi-Fung

King

Dick Wei

King's Assistant

Chang Ching-Po

Tung's Uncle

Eddy Ko Hung

Soccer Bets Syndicate's Boss

Gam Biu

Seng Sun Team's Boss

Tong Tin-Hei

3rd Master

Tino Wong

3rd Master's Assistant

Ho Pak-Kwong

Village Contest's Emcee

Fung Ging-Man

Social Soccer Player

Yue Tau-Wan

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