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 Kam-Bo

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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