God Father

January. 23,1980      
Rating:
5.2
Trailer Synopsis Cast

A combination of God Of Gamblers and The Sting. Git is a young mechanic working for his uncle in a small garage. Git's cousin is tricked out of a large amount of money by a card sharp, and Git promises revenge. But the card sharp, called "Card Devil", works for the ruthless gang boss Kwok, and Git is also tricked. Having pledged the garage against the debt, Git desperately seeks the assistance of the one man who is up to the task of tricking the crooks, Ghost Eye.

Chow Yun-fat as  Git
Wong Ching as  Yuen
Pai Ying as  Kwok
Roy Chiao as  Ghost Eye Chu Tung Shen
Ng Wui as  Uncle Ching
Lee Ka-Ting as  Chieh's cousin
Lau Nga-Lai as  Jen's daughter
Chiang Kam as  Mechanic
Lau Kwok-Shing as  Q
Chiang Nan as  Kan

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Reviews

Mjeteconer
1980/01/23

Just perfect...

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Nessieldwi
1980/01/24

Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.

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Kidskycom
1980/01/25

It's funny watching the elements come together in this complicated scam. On one hand, the set-up isn't quite as complex as it seems, but there's an easy sense of fun in every exchange.

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Fatma Suarez
1980/01/26

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

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