Challenge of the Gamesters 43 years old

A forerunner to the new wave gambling films, this is one of Wong Jing's first hits--before he would go on to dominate Hong Kong cinema for the next two decades. Although rife with Japanese spies, Shanghai tycoons, beautiful starlets, and enough intrigue to keep 007 happy, Bond himself would be no match for the heroes' skill at mahjong and other games Hong Kong gamblers play--proving that the cube is often mightier than the baccarat card.

Credits

Chen Kuan-tai as Zhang Lie

Melvin Wong as Lieutenant Guo Sheng

Chan Shen as Huang Jiang

Patrick Tse as Luo Sihai

Yeung Chi-Hing as Lao Feng

Chan Sze-Kai as Ms Zhou Ling

Challenge of the Gamesters Cast

Name	Character
Chen Kuan-tai He was 35, now 78 years old	as Zhang Lie
Melvin Wong He was 32, now 75 years old	as Lieutenant Guo Sheng
Chan Shen He was 41, 44 years old when he died	as Huang Jiang
Patrick Tse He was 44, now 87 years old	as Luo Sihai
Yeung Chi-Hing He was 62, 65 years old when he died	as Lao Feng
Chan Sze-Kai	as Ms Zhou Ling
Wong Yu	as Lei Li
Yeung Hung He was 33, now 76 years old	as Lie's chauffeur

Challenge of the Gamesters Crew

Name	Department
Chiang Hsing-Lung as Editor. He was 53 (now 96) years old	Editing
Mona Fong as Producer. She was 46 (83) years old when She died	Production
Wong Jing as Director. He was 25 (now 69) years old	Directing

Challenge of the Gamesters (43 years)

Release day: Thursday, April 30, 1981
Runtime: 100 minutes