Casino Tycoon (film)

Casino Tycoon
Film poster
Directed by	Wong Jing
Written by	Wong Jing
Produced by	Wong Jing
Starring	Andy Lau Joey Wong Chingmy Yau
Cinematography	Gigo Lee
Edited by	Wong Wing-ming
Music by	Lowell Lo
Distributed by	Newport Entertainment Ltd.
Release date	20 February 1992 (1992-02-20)
Running time	133 min
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese
Box office	HK$18,611,389

Casino Tycoon (賭城大亨之新哥傳奇) is a 1992 Hong Kong action drama film written, produced and directed by Wong Jing starring Andy Lau, Joey Wong and Chingmy Yau. The film is inspired by stories of Stanley Ho, Henry Fok and Yip Hon. It was followed by the sequel Casino Tycoon 2, which was released the same year.

Summary

Set in World War II, Casino Tycoon chronicles the story of Benny, a young graduate played by Andy Lau, who flees Hong-Kong during the Japanese invasion and heads for gambling haven Macau. Once in Macau, he impresses a local business man who has ties to organised crime, and slowly builds his way up the ranks of the Macau underworld which ultimately leads to trouble.

Cast and roles

• Andy Lau as Benny Ho San (character based on Stanley Ho)
• Joey Wong as Vivian Ching Lok-yee
• Chingmy Yau as Mui
• Alex Man as Kwok Ying-nam (character based on Henry Fok)
• Wilson Lam as Fu Ka-chun
• Paul Chun as Wong Cheung
• Kwan Hoi-san as Fu Lo-cha
• Lau Siu-ming as Nip Ngo-tin
• Paw Hee-ching as Benny's mother
• Wong Yat-fei as Dentist Tsang Chi-wai
• April Tung
• Chin Tsi-ang

External links

• Casino Tycoon at IMDb