Carry On Pickpocket

Mar 31, 1982

1h 36m

★ 6.1

Overview

Hung Tai-Kong aka Rice Pot and Chan Yin-Tung aka Chimney are two friends who work with their master Kam Ming and his daughter Ann as a team of pickpockets.

Genres

Action

Comedy

Production Companies

Always Good Film Co., Ltd.

Carry On Pickpocket Trailers

Cast

Rice Pot

Sammo Hung Kam-Bo

Chimney

Frankie Chan Fan-Kei

Miss Ling

Deanie Ip

Sergeant Wu

Richard Ng Yiu-Hon

Ann

Pang Sau-Ha

Pot & Chimney's Teacher

Lau Hak-Suen

Chou Meng Sheng

Peter Chan Ho-Sun

One of Sheng's men (uncredited)

Dick Wei

One of Sheng's Men

Jamie Luk Kim-Ming

One of Sheng's Men

Ka Lee

One of Sheng's Men

Chow Gam-Kong

One of Sheng's Men

Mak Wai-Cheung

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