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Statistics : 11630 Movies 19215 People 1448 Studios 29 Articles 73 Interviews 12 DVD Reviews 32452 Screenshots 3722 Videos
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Born on the Lamma island in 1955, Chow Yun Fat has passed
His family moved to HK in 1965 and in 1973 he answered an ad for TVB actors. His tall good looks immediately got him in - but it was a long road to stardom. He appeared in numerous TV series over the years - some of them like The Bund were great successes, but the transition to film was not so easy. In the late 70's a very slim Chow can be seen in a number of low budget exploitation films. His first major film break was in the Ann Hui film The Story of Woo Viet (1981) in which he played a Vietnamese refugee.
Producers thought he didn't have the stuff to be a leading man and it seemed possible that his career was headed for a decline. Then in 1986 a nearly washed up director (John Woo) cast a former star whose best days were considered to be behind him (Ti Lung), an actor better known for his singing (Leslie Cheung) and Chow Yun Fat. It was a remake of a 60's film and no one had great expectations for it. A Better Tomorrow was of course a huge hit, created bullet ballet, made a success of Woo, resuscitated Ti Lung's career, got Leslie started on his way towards being a film star - and of course began the legend of Chow Yun Fat. His collaboration with Woo over the next few years produced other classics and made Chow the biggest actor not only in HK but also made him into an international star. |
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Hunter, The, The Butterfly & The Crocodile |
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Killer 1, The |
1976 |
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Learned Bride Thrice Fools Bridegroom |
1976 |
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Massage Girls |
1976 |
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Reincarnation, The |
1976 |
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Seven Women |
1976 |
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Hot Blood |
1977 |
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House Is Not A Home, A |
1977 |
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Conflict |
1978 |
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Giants, The |
1978 |
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Miss O |
1978 |
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Their Private Lives |
1978 |
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Good, The Bad, And The Ugly, The |
1979 |
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Over The Rainbow |
1979 |
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Brothers, The |
1980 |
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Bund I Série 1980, The |
1980 |
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Bund II Série 1980, The |
1980 |
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Joy To The World |
1980 |
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Pembunahan Pursuit |
1980 |
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Police Sir |
1980 |
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See Bar |
1980 |
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Seekers |
1980 |
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Executor, The |
1981 |
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Good Old Times |
1981 |
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Shell Game II, The |
1981 |
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Story Of Woo Viet, The |
1981 |
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Fate, The |
1982 |
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Legend Of Master So, The |
1982 |
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Postman Strikes Back, The |
1982 |
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Angels And Devils |
1983 |
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Blood Money |
1983 |
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Bund I Série 1983, The |
1983 |
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Bund II Série 1983, The |
1983 |
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Head Hunter, The |
1983 |
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Katanyu Prakasit |
1983 |
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Last Affair, The |
1983 |
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Radio Tycoon |
1983 |
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Hong Kong 1941 |
1984 |
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Love In A Fallen City |
1984 |
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Occupant, The |
1984 |
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State Of Divinity |
1984 |
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Battle Among The Clans, The |
1985 |
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Police Cadet '85 |
1985 |
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Why Me ? |
1985 |
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Women |
1985 |
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100 Ways To Murder Your Wife |
1986 |
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Better Tomorrow, A |
1986 |
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Dream Lovers |
1986 |
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Hearty Response, A |
1986 |
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Lost Romance |
1986 |
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Love Unto Waste |
1986 |
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Lunatics, The |
1986 |
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Missed Date, The |
1986 |
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My Will, I Will |
1986 |
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Seventh Curse, The |
1986 |
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Witch From Nepal |
1986 |
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Yangs' Saga, The |
1986 |
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Autumn’s Tale, An |
1987 |
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Better Tomorrow II, A |
1987 |
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Brotherhood |
1987 |
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City On Fire |
1987 |
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Flaming Brothers |
1987 |
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Prison On Fire |
1987 |
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Rich And Famous |
1987 |
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Romancing Star, The |
1987 |
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Scared Stiff |
1987 |
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Spiritual Love |
1987 |
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Tragic Hero |
1987 |
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Cherry Blossoms |
1988 |
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City War |
1988 |
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Diary Of A Big Man |
1988 |
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Eighth Happiness, The |
1988 |
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Fractured Follies |
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Goodbye My Friend |
1988 |
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Greatest Lover, The |
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Romancing Star 2, The |
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Tiger On The Beat |
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All About Ah Long |
1989 |
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Better Tomorrow III : Love And Death In Saigon, A |
1989 |
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God Of Gamblers |
1989 |
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Killer, The |
1989 |
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Triads - The Inside Story |
1989 |
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Wild Search |
1989 |
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Fun, The Luck & The Tycoon, The |
1990 |
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Once A Thief |
1991 |
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Prison On Fire II |
1991 |
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Full Contact |
1992 |
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Hard Boiled |
1992 |
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Now You See Love, Now You Don’t |
1992 |
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God Of Gamblers' Return |
1994 |
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Treasure Hunt |
1994 |
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Peace Hotel |
1995 |
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Replacement Killers, The |
1998 |
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Anna And The King |
1999 |
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Corruptor, The |
1999 |
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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon |
2000 |
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Bulletproof Monk |
2003 |
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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon |
2003 |
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Curse Of The Golden Flower |
2006 |
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Postmodern Life of My Aunt, The |
2006 |
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Pirates Of The Caribbean : At Worlds End |
2007 |
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Stranglehold |
2007 |
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Children of Huang Shi, The |
2008 |
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Dragonball Evolution |
2009 |
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Founding Of A Republic, The |
2009 |
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Confucius |
2010 |
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Let The Bullets Fly |
2010 |
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Shanghai |
2010 |
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Founding Of The Party |
2011 |
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Assassins, The |
2012 |
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Last Tycoon, The |
2012 |
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Man From Macau, The |
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Monkey King, The |
2014 |
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Man From Macau II, The |
2015 |
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Cold War 2 |
2016 |
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From Vegas To Macau 3 |
2016 |
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