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Hail the Judge

Original title: Gau ban ji ma goon: Bak min Bau Ching Tin
  • 1994
  • 1h 46m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
5.2K
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Sharla Cheung, Stephen Chow, and Christy Chung in Hail the Judge (1994)
A family of 13 is massacred, and a magistrate soon establishes who the murderer is, but then he fights back and facts become twisted back around.
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A judge tries to save a female innocent who's wrongly being accused for murder.A judge tries to save a female innocent who's wrongly being accused for murder.A judge tries to save a female innocent who's wrongly being accused for murder.

  • Director
    • Jing Wong
  • Writer
    • Jing Wong
  • Stars
    • Stephen Chow
    • Sharla Cheung
    • Man-Tat Ng
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    5.2K
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    • Director
      • Jing Wong
    • Writer
      • Jing Wong
    • Stars
      • Stephen Chow
      • Sharla Cheung
      • Man-Tat Ng
    • 11User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Stephen Chow
    Stephen Chow
    • Pao Lung-Sing
    • (as Sing-chi Chow)
    Sharla Cheung
    Sharla Cheung
    • Chi Siu-Lin
    • (as Man Cheung)
    Man-Tat Ng
    Man-Tat Ng
    • Yau Wai
    • (as Mang-tat Ng)
    Elvis Tsui
    Elvis Tsui
    • Panther
    • (as Kam-kong Tsui)
    Christy Chung
    Christy Chung
    • Stone Mansion
    • (as Lai-tai Chung)
    Ada Choi
    Ada Choi
    • Yu Yin
    • (as Siu-fan Choi)
    Collin Chou
    Collin Chou
    • Shang Wai
    • (as Sing Ngai)
    King-Tan Yuen
    King-Tan Yuen
    • Madam
    Lawrence Ng
    Lawrence Ng
    • 'Mirror' Fong Tong-Kan
    • (as Kai-wah Ng)
    John Ching
    John Ching
    • Lui Fook
    • (as Tung Ching)
    Wing-Chung Leung
    Wing-Chung Leung
    • Stone Talk
    Yat-Fei Wong
    Yat-Fei Wong
    • Magistrate Chan Pak-Cheung
    Shun Lau
    Shun Lau
    • Eunuch Li Lin-Ying
    Ku Feng
    Ku Feng
    • Navy Commander Shang Kwan
    • (as Feng Ku)
    Gabriel Wong
    Gabriel Wong
    • Majesty
    Hung Lu
    Hung Lu
    Wui Ng
    Wui Ng
    • Lung-Sing's Dad
    Ping Ha
    Ping Ha
    • Lung-Sing's Mom
    • Director
      • Jing Wong
    • Writer
      • Jing Wong
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    6Leofwine_draca

    Typical Chow

    HAIL THE JUDGE is a funny period comedy from Stephen Chow, filled with his usual diverse plot ingredients and scattershot surprises. Chow plays the usual low level character, a judge who falls foul of the corrupt rich in society and ends up penniless while true justice continues to elude the needy. After some ultra-bizarre adventures, he finally befriends the emperor himself and things take a turn for the better. It's an episodic, sometimes silly adventure filled with memorable characters (Elvis Tsui's kung fu master is a case in point) and hilarious situations, the animated speech scenes being particular highlights.
    9the_big5

    It's underrated in IMDb!

    It is one of the best of Stephen Chow. I give it a nine out of ten.

    I was surprised to see that Shaolin Soccer was rated on top of all singsing's movies. Unbelievable.
    10v-86934

    All time favorite!

    Best comedy I know, always love Stephen Chow. He is our childhood watching his movie give me nostalgia and I wish he made more movies back then. This movie gives you chill there's proper conflict and climax I feel satisfaction when watching this!
    qianfo

    very good, very funny

    If you are a Chinese, I am sure you have seen the film, and enjoy it a lot.

    If you are not, maybe you have seen one or two Zhou Xingchi(Stephen Chow)'s film such as: Shaolin Soccer, if you like that kind of humor, I am sure that you will like this film much more. Please remember Singsing's films is always the most funny movies in China.
    secrective

    Corrupt Officials, evil Kung-Fu Masters, and Circus Folk, OH MY!

    Stephen Chow plays the son of a judge who's family has been famous for its judgements. Too bad his first case gets him shunned from his villiage for taking a bribe. This leads him on a quest to clear his family's name and to become a great judge.

    This movie goes hand in hand with "Lawyer, Lawyer" in which he plays a lawyer (surprise!). If you like this, you might also like "Justice, My Foot!"

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    • Trivia
      This was the last movie in which Stephen Chow and Sharla CHEUNG acted together.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Dao yan qing zhi jiao: Di 10 qi tebie ban: Wang Jing zai pai gongfu wudapian/EP10 Special Edition: Wong Jing Makes Another Kung Fu Film (2022)

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    • Release date
      • March 31, 1994 (Hong Kong)
    • Country of origin
      • Hong Kong
    • Language
      • Cantonese
    • Also known as
      • Quan Xẩm Lốc Cốc
    • Filming locations
      • Hong Kong, China
    • Production company
      • Win's Movie Productions Ltd.
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 46m(106 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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