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Law Don(1979)
Status: Released
Date: 1979-02-22
60%
3 Votes
Time: 1h 25m
Overview:
Hong Kong crime movie from 1979, The family patriarch hands over power to his eldest son. Fighting off challenges from rival gangs, the son runs the family businesses in a fair, yet authoritarian and ruthless manner. Meanwhile, his brothers start to grumble.
Languages: Cantonese.
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Movie: Law Don
Top 5 Billed Cast
邓光荣
Hun Ying
任達華
Hun Hua
高雄
Lam Kau
淩漢
Hun Piao
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Overview
Hong Kong crime movie from 1979, The family patriarch hands over power to his eldest son. Fighting off challenges from rival gangs, the son runs the family businesses in a fair, yet authoritarian and ruthless manner. Meanwhile, his brothers start to grumble.
Release Date
1979-02-22
Average
6
Rating:
3.0 startsTagline
Genres
Languages:
广州话 / 廣州話
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