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Laughing Times (DVD) (Joy Sales Version) (Hong Kong Version) DVD Region All

Wu Ma | Dean Shek | Karl Mak | John Woo (Director)
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Before he became the world-renowned godfather of action films, John Woo directed a number of comedies at Cinema City, the first of which was Laughing Times (1980), the inaugural production for the company that went on to rule Hong Kong Cinema in the '80s. Paying homage to Charlie Chaplin, in particular his 1921 silent film The Kid, Woo's poignant period comedy stars Dean Shek as a tramp with a heart of gold in post-war Hong Kong. Stricken with poverty and hunger, the tramp bumps into an orphaned kid (Wong Wai), a poor singer (Wong Sau Man), and a downtrodden drunkard (veteran actor Wu Ma), who have all been taken advantage by a vicious slave trader (Karl Maka, also the producer of the film). It is up to the heroic tramp to save them and defeat the bad guy...
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Product Title: Laughing Times (DVD) (Joy Sales Version) (Hong Kong Version) 滑稽時代 (DVD) (樂貿版) (香港版) 滑稽时代 (DVD) (乐贸版) (香港版) Laughing Times (DVD) (Joy Sales Version) (Hong Kong Version) Laughing Times (DVD) (Joy Sales Version) (Hong Kong Version)
Artist Name(s): Wu Ma | Dean Shek | Karl Mak 午馬 | 石天 | 麥 嘉 午马 | 石天 | 麦 嘉 午馬(ウー・マー) | 石天(ディーン・セキ) | 麥嘉(カール・マッカ) Wu Ma | Dean Shek | Karl Mak
Director: John Woo 吳宇森 吴宇森 呉宇森(ジョン・ウー) 오우삼
Release Date: 2010-08-11
Language: Cantonese, Mandarin
Subtitles: English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese
Country of Origin: Hong Kong
Picture Format: NTSC What is it?
Aspect Ratio: 1.78 : 1
Widescreen Anamorphic: Yes
Sound Information: Dolby Digital 2.0
Disc Format(s): DVD-5, DVD
Region Code: All Region What is it?
Rating: II
Duration: 95 (mins)
Publisher: Joy Sales (HK)
Package Weight: 120 (g)
Shipment Unit: 1 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.: 1023065824

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Director : John Woo
Producer : Karl Maka

Dean Shek, a wanderer, lived his life in poverty and hunger. One day, he ran into the chase of the police and Wong Wai, a poor orphan who was used by the villain Karl Maka in committing crimes. In spite of his sympathy towards Wai, he decided to take care of him. Meanwhile, Dean fell in love with a singer and created a funny romance. Later on, he met Wu Ma, who drank his days away because of Karl's abuses. Evil Karl was dealing in slave trading and had captured the singer and the orphan. Dean and Ma ventured their lives to rescue them, Karl was finally arrested by the police.
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