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A Gambler's Story (2001)

Genre : Comedy, Drama

Runtime : 1H 34M

Director : Marco Mak Chi-Sin

Synopsis

Suki is a very devoted gambler. Whenever he goes to Macau, he buys a return ticket in advance, just in case he loses all his money. After breaking up with his girlfriend Cher, who couldn't bear his gambling anymore, Suki meets a girl called Princess Fragrance at a karaoke bar. They later meet again in Macau, both in the hands of a loan shark Brother Face, who threatens to kill them if they don't pay off their debts…

Actors

Francis Ng
Francis Ng
Suki
Suki Kwan
Suki Kwan
Princess Fragrance
Lam Suet
Lam Suet
Landlord
Sam Lee
Sam Lee
Chung
Iris Wong
Iris Wong
Cher
Philip Keung
Philip Keung
Brother Face
Kenny Wong
Kenny Wong
Frankie
Timothy Zao
Timothy Zao
Bee
Roderick Lam Chung-Kei
Roderick Lam Chung-Kei
Chu's man
Walter Tso Tat-Wah
Walter Tso Tat-Wah
Mok
Sze-Ma Wah-Lung
Sze-Ma Wah-Lung
Mr. Chu
Marco Mak Chi-Sin
Marco Mak Chi-Sin
Beggar
Bowie Lau
Bowie Lau
Brother Face's man
So Wai-Nam
So Wai-Nam
Thug

Crews

Marco Mak Chi-Sin
Marco Mak Chi-Sin
Director
Wong Jing
Wong Jing
Producer
Eric Lam Chi-Yue
Eric Lam Chi-Yue
Art Direction
Tony Miu King-Fai
Tony Miu King-Fai
Director of Photography
Marco Mak Chi-Sin
Marco Mak Chi-Sin
Editor
Man Yun-Mei
Man Yun-Mei
Costume Design
William Fung Kwun-Man
William Fung Kwun-Man
Costume Design
Lincoln Lo Kin
Lincoln Lo Kin
Original Music Composer

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