Knockabout (1979)

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After being cheated out of some money, two small time crooks convince a martial arts expert to take them on as students.

• Released: 1979-04-12
• Genres: Action, Comedy, Crime
• Runtime: 1h 45m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.0/10 from 47 votes

Directed by Sammo Hung.

Top cast

• Yuen Biao as Yipao
• Sammo Hung as Blinking Beggar
• Lau Kar-Wing as Old Fox / Chia Wu Dao
• Bryan Leung Kar-yan as Dai Pao
• Karl Maka as Captain
• Lee Hoi-Sang as Painter
• Mars as Tiger
• Lau Tin-Chi as Banker Wei's Father
• Lam Ching-Ying as Casino Fighter
• Wang Kuang-Yu as Matchmaker / Queer Fighter

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Knockabout

• United States: stream on fuboTV, ARROW
• Canada: stream on ARROW

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