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Odd Couple
Odd Couple
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1979
1h 37m
7.1(27 votes)
Action
Comedy

Overview

Two ageing masters of the spear and sword engage in an epic mountaintop battle every ten years, but the outcome invariably ends in a draw. Realising that neither one of them will ever outclass the other, they each agree to take on a younger student and train them to champion their cause, thus putting an end to their longstanding rivalry.

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34 members
Acting

洪金寶

King of Sabres / Ah Yo

洪金寶
Acting

劉家榮

King of Spears / Stubborn Wing

劉家榮
Acting

梁家仁

Laughing Bandit / Scarface

梁家仁
Acting

石天

Master Rocking / Playboy

石天
Acting

李海生

Handlebar-Moustached Thug

李海生
Acting

黃蝦

Single Sabre Wu Li

黃蝦
Acting

陳龍

Pak Chow / Cloud Sabre

陳龍
Acting

蔣榮發

Potato

蔣榮發
Directing

陳會毅

Humpback / Tien

陳會毅
Acting

何柏光

Playboy's Assistant

何柏光
Acting

Sai Chai

Unknown Role

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Acting

麥嘉

Challenges Cloud Sabre

麥嘉
Acting

To Siu-Ming

Unknown Role

To Siu-Ming
Acting

林正英

Ha (Scarface's Fighter)

林正英
Acting

Che Wing-Ming

Swordsman Wu

No Image
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A Kau

Unknown Role

No Image
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元武

Mo (Scarface's Fighter)

元武
Acting

Li Yin-Wan

Lady with a Wiggle in Her Step

No Image
Acting

Chan Ling-Wai

Playboy's Assistant (uncredited)

Chan Ling-Wai
Acting

陳明偉

(extra) (uncredited)

陳明偉
Acting

張作舟

Tea House Boss (uncredited)

張作舟
Directing

錢昇瑋

(extra) (uncredited)

錢昇瑋
Acting

鍾發

Ti (Scarface's Fighter) (uncredited)

鍾發
Acting

何寶星

(extra) (uncredited)

何寶星
Acting

黎強權

(extra) (uncredited)

黎強權
Acting

劉準

Waiter (uncredited)

劉準
Acting

羅強

Handlebar's Thug (uncredited)

羅強
Acting

龍英

Servant (uncredited)

龍英
Acting

文秀

Orange Seller (uncredited)

文秀
Acting

泰山

Playboy's Assistant (uncredited)

泰山
Acting

杜偉和

(extra) (uncredited)

No Image
Acting

Wong Chi-Keung

Handlebar's Thug (uncredited)

Wong Chi-Keung
Acting

楊世鈞

Tiger Spear (uncredited)

楊世鈞
Acting

魚頭雲

Cross-Eyed Messenger (uncredited)

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