Life Gamble (1978)
Legendary director Chang Cheh teamed his latest big star, Alexander Fu Sheng, with future Venoms Lo Meng and Kuo Chue to create another winner in his vaunted filmography. Joining them were the top supporting actors and the prettiest starlets, for an entertaining, exciting tale of a kung-fu blacksmith taking on four famous robbers while a villainous gambling boss plots to destroy them.
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Cast
Alexander Fu Sheng
as Yun Xiang
Alexander Fu Sheng (Chinese: 傅聲, born Cheung Fu-sheng, 20 October 1954 – 7 July 1983) also known as Fu Sheng was a Hong Kong martial arts film star in the 1970s..
Phillip Kwok Chui
as Qiu Zi-Yu
Philip Kwok Chui (Chinese: 郭追; also known as Kwok Chun-Fung, or "# 4 Lizard" after one of his famous roles; born 21 October 1951) is a Hong Kong-based actor and stuntman..
Lo Meng
as Mo Jun-Feng
Lo Mang (Chinese: 羅莽, born Lo Hin Lam on 23 July 1952) is a Hong Kong based veteran martial artist. Primarily known for starring in Shaw Brothers kung fu movies during the latter part of the 1970s an...
Li Yi-Min
as Master Nan
Li Yi-Min (Chinese: 李藝民) is a Taiwanese actor who attended the Lu Kwan Peking Opera school. He was classmates with actors like Jack Long and Robert Tai. There he learned the skills that he'd need to...
Ku Feng
as Chief Constable Xiao
Ku Feng (Chinese: 谷峰, July 3 1930 - March 27, 2025) was a Hong Kong-based actor. He appeared in hundreds of films, many of which were produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio..
Director
Chang Cheh
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