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King of Beggars(Movie, 1992)

Original title: "武狀元蘇乞兒" (Chinese (Cantonese)/CN)
1h 36min | Genres: Action, Comedy, Drama
King of BeggarsRating: 3.3/5 (with 4343 votes)
King of Beggars is a 1992 Hong Kong martial arts comedy film directed by Gordon Chan, starring Stephen Chow, Sharla Cheung, Ng Man-tat and Norman Chui. The story is loosely based on legends about the martial artist So Chan (better known as "Beggar So"), who lived in the late Qing dynasty and was one of the Ten Tigers of Canton. ()
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About King of Beggars

The illiterate General of Canton, General So, advocates a lazy, happy lifestyle of sex and money. His spoiled and also illiterate son, Chan (Stephen Chow), is his most faithful disciple. For the love of a woman, Chan attends the national exams for Martial Arts Scholar in Peking. Chan is victorious on the physical test, but before he is to be crowned, he is found to have cheated on the written exam. The Emperor sentences Chan to be a beggar. Initially Chan is unable cope with his new role, but with some mystic help, he takes on the position as King of the Beggars Association. Leading this motley crew into battle against an evil warlord in the Emperor's entourage, Chan rescues the Emperor, and gains respect for the beggars.

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King of Beggars (1992) ORIGINAL Trailer [HD 1080p](Trailer, 2:49)

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Additional Information

Production country: Hong Kong
Plays in: Guangdong
Original language: Chinese (Cantonese) (CN)
Spoken languages: Chinese (Cantonese) (CN)
Translated into 10 languages: Czech (CS), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Korean (KO), Portuguese (PT), Thai (TH), Turkish (TR), Vietnamese (VI), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 12/17/1992
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Mo jong yuen So Hat-Yi"
"Mendigo a la fuerza"
"武狀元蘇乞兒"
"무장원 소걸아"
"King of Beggars 1992 - Võ Trạng Nguyên Tô Khất Nhi"
"Võ Trạng Nguyên Tô Khất Nhi (1992)"
Keywords: martial arts

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