King of Beggars (武狀元蘇乞兒) 31 years old

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.

Credits

King of Beggars Cast

Name Character
Ng Man Tat He was 40, now 72 years old as General Su of Guangzhou
Sharla Cheung Man She was 25, now 57 years old as Yushang / Ru Shuang
Natalis Chan He was 42, now 73 years old as Secretary of Justice
Norman Chu He was 37, now 68 years old as Chiu / Chau/Zhao Wu Ji
Stephen Chow He was 30, now 61 years old as So Cha Ha Yee Chan / Tsan, So Hat Ngai
Kingdom Yuen She was 31, now 62 years old as Madam Pimp / Brothel madam
Lam Wai as Lord Seng Ko Lin Chin / Lord Zeng Ge Lin
Lawrence Cheng He was 37, now 69 years old as Professor / Advisor
Wong Chung as Uncle Mok / Uncle Mo
Lee Kin-Yan as Chan's friend's aunt's sister
Matthew Wong Hin-Mung as Emperor

King of Beggars Crew

Name Department
Gordon Chan as Director. He was 32 (now 64) years old Directing
Gordon Chan as Screenplay. He was 32 (now 64) years old Writing
John Chan as Screenplay. He was 49 (now 81) years old Writing
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King of Beggars (31 years)

  • Release day: Thursday, December 17, 1992
  • Runtime: 96 minutes