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The Tribulations of a Chinese Gentleman(1987)
Status: Released
Date: 1987-02-13
60%
1 Votes
Time: 2h 6m
Overview:
The young Chinese heir to millions in the USA is suddenly destitute. He takes out a life insurace policy on himself and assigns his former teacher to kill him.
Languages: Mandarin.
Countries:
China,
Germany
ProductionCompanies: 
Manfred Durniok Filmproduktion
Movie: The Tribulations of a Chinese Gentleman
Top 7 Billed Cast
陈佩斯
金福
Rosalind Chao
莲花 (Lian Hua)
Rolf Hoppe
弗克兰·威廉·皮特甫
Li Wei
王哲
Yao Er-Ga
宋阿根
Wolfgang Völz
佛拉埃
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Overview
The young Chinese heir to millions in the USA is suddenly destitute. He takes out a life insurace policy on himself and assigns his former teacher to kill him.
Release Date
1987-02-13
Average
6
Rating:
3.0 startsTagline
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Languages:
普通话
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