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Queen of Underworld (1991)

Genre : Comedy, Action, Drama, Crime, History

Runtime : 1H 37M

Director : Sherman Wong

Synopsis

Popular Hong Kong actress Amy Yip plays Sister Har -- a seminal figure in 1960s and '70s Hong Kong nightlife -- in this biographical film that follows the scenester's rise and fall from the upper echelons of society to the glamour and excess of Hong Kong's teeming underworld. A truly fascinating portrait of the allure and excess that were part of the fabric of Asia's favorite playground.

Actors

Amy Yip
Amy Yip
Helena Wong Ha
Shing Fui-On
Shing Fui-On
Brother Cheung
Pal Sinn Lap-man
Pal Sinn Lap-man
Alan
Gigi Lai
Gigi Lai
Butterfly Lam
Pauline Chan
Pauline Chan
Linda
Patrick Hon Jun
Patrick Hon Jun
Handsome Chiu
Blacky Ko Shou-Liang
Blacky Ko Shou-Liang
Crazy Kwong
Otomo Rena
Otomo Rena
Po Shan
Ray Lui
Ray Lui
Cripple Ho
Ng Man-tat
Ng Man-tat
Brother Zai
Paul Chun
Paul Chun
An Tung
Mark Cheung Lui
Mark Cheung Lui
C.I.D.
Jeffrey Lam Wai-Hung
Jeffrey Lam Wai-Hung
Uncle King
Mantic Yiu
Mantic Yiu
Mrs Shan
Dennis Chan Kwok-San
Dennis Chan Kwok-San
School principal

Crews

Philip Chan Fei-Lit
Philip Chan Fei-Lit
Music
Sherman Wong
Sherman Wong
Director
Wong Jing
Wong Jing
Writer
Wong Jing
Wong Jing
Producer

Trailers and other movies

Queen of the Underworld (1991) ORIGINAL TRAILER

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