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Too Many Ways to Be No. 1

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Too Many Ways to Be No. 1
Theatrical poster
Directed byWai Ka-Fai
Written byWai Ka-fai, Szeto Kam-Yuen, Matt Chow
Produced byJohnnie To
StarringLau Ching Wan
Carman Lee
Francis Ng
Cheung Tat-ming
Matt Chow
Elvis Tsui
Cheng Cho
Ruby Wong
Soong Pounh Chong
CinematographyWong Wing Hang
Edited byWong Wing Ming
Music byWong Ka Sin
Production
company
Distributed byGolden Harvest
Release date
  • 14 March 1997 (1997-03-14)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguageCantonese

Too Many Ways to Be No. 1 (Chinese: 一個字頭的誕生) is a 1997 gangster drama directed by Wai Ka Fai, starring Lau Ching Wan, Carman Lee, Francis Ng, Cheung Tat Ming, Matt Chow, Elvis Tsui, Cheng Cho and Ruby Wong. Made in 1997, this is the first formal film produced by Milkyway Image.[1]

Synopsis

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Bo invites Gau, a poor gangster living in Hong Kong, to join him in smuggling valuable cars back to China. What Gau doesn't know is that accepting the offer will lead him on a journey of endless misfortune and death in China. However, leaving the gang before they start their job will take him on another journey of fighting for dignity and honour in Taiwan.

Cast

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Awards

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Too Many Ways to Be No. 1 was nominated for the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Screenplay award in the 17th Hong Kong Film Awards.[citation needed] It is also included in the Films of Merit list made by the Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award.[citation needed]

Notes

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  1. ^ "Too Many Ways To Be No. 1 (1997)". hkmdb.com.
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