Knockabout

Apr 12, 1979

1h 45m

★ 7.0

Overview

After being cheated out of some money, two small time crooks convince a martial arts expert to take them on as students.

Genres

Action

Comedy

Crime

Production Companies

Orange Sky Golden Harvest

Knockabout Trailers

Cast

Yipao

Yuen Biao

Blinking Beggar

Sammo Hung

Old Fox / Chia Wu Dao

Lau Kar-Wing

Dai Pao

Bryan Leung

Captain

Karl Maka

Painter

Lee Hoi-Sang

Tiger

Mars

Banker Wei's Father

Lau Tin-Chi

Casino Fighter

Lam Ching-Ying

Matchmaker / Queer Fighter

Wang Kuang-Yu

Banker Wei

Peter Chan Lung

Casino Thug

Tai San

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