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The Legend of Wisely

Original title: Wai Si-Lei chuen kei
  • 1987
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
387
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The Legend of Wisely (1987)
ActionAdventureSci-Fi

A writer gets involved by an adventurer friend in the search for a legendary object: a golden pearl left in a Buddhist monastery by a dragon.A writer gets involved by an adventurer friend in the search for a legendary object: a golden pearl left in a Buddhist monastery by a dragon.A writer gets involved by an adventurer friend in the search for a legendary object: a golden pearl left in a Buddhist monastery by a dragon.

  • Director
    • Teddy Robin Kwan
  • Writers
    • Philip Cheng
    • Gerald Liu
    • Yuen-Leung Poon
  • Stars
    • Samuel Hui
    • Lung Ti
    • Teddy Robin Kwan
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    387
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Teddy Robin Kwan
    • Writers
      • Philip Cheng
      • Gerald Liu
      • Yuen-Leung Poon
    • Stars
      • Samuel Hui
      • Lung Ti
      • Teddy Robin Kwan
    • 4User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 nominations

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    The Legend of Wisely (1987)
    Lung Ti and Joey Wang in The Legend of Wisely (1987)
    Samuel Hui and Joey Wang in The Legend of Wisely (1987)
    Samuel Hui and Joey Wang in The Legend of Wisely (1987)
    Joey Wang in The Legend of Wisely (1987)
    Samuel Hui and Joey Wang in The Legend of Wisely (1987)
    Samuel Hui and Joey Wang in The Legend of Wisely (1987)
    Samuel Hui and Joey Wang in The Legend of Wisely (1987)
    Joey Wang in The Legend of Wisely (1987)
    Joey Wang in The Legend of Wisely (1987)
    Joey Wang in The Legend of Wisely (1987)
    Joey Wang in The Legend of Wisely (1987)

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    Samuel Hui
    Samuel Hui
    • Wisely
    Lung Ti
    Lung Ti
    • Pak Kei-Wei
    Teddy Robin Kwan
    Teddy Robin Kwan
    • David Ko
    Joey Wang
    Joey Wang
    • Sue Pak
    • (as Wong Joe Hin)
    Alan Ko
    Alan Ko
      Bruce Baron
      Bruce Baron
      • Howard Hope
      Chun-kun Chan
      Shun Chien
      • Little Master's guardian
      Eva Cobo
      Eva Cobo
      Krishna Jaganath
      Shun Kim
      Blackie Shou-Liang Ko
      Blackie Shou-Liang Ko
      • The Two Headed Snake
      Jun-fung Lam
      Tak-Shing Lee
      Hai-Hsing Li
      Hai-Hsing Li
      Padim Mahendra
      Heidi Makinen
      • Hope's Assistant
      Chiu-leung Ng
      • Director
        • Teddy Robin Kwan
      • Writers
        • Philip Cheng
        • Gerald Liu
        • Yuen-Leung Poon
      • All cast & crew
      • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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        Followed by Wei Si Li zhi ba wang xie jia (1991)

      User reviews4

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      9/10
      Wisely travels the world after the dragon pearl
      Wisely, the famous writer/adventurer, is tricked by his friend (played by Teddy Robin Kwan, the film's director)into helping him steal the dragon pearl. Sam Hui plays Wisely in this big budget HK movie, with production units filming some scenes by the Great Pyramids, and many scenes in Nepal. There are car chases and crashes, chases by horsemen and plenty of fights along the way. The Legend of Wisely is a live action comic book. A lot of effort went into making this movie, and it shows as Wisely goes from one hazard to another, a HK version of Indiana Jones. If you can, see the Universe DVD version of this movie, a widescreen transfer that highlights the panoramic views of the Himalayas in Nepal, where much of the on location action takes place.
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      • gerrytwo
      • May 30, 2000

      Details

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      • Release date
        • January 22, 1987 (Hong Kong)
      • Countries of origin
        • Hong Kong
        • West Germany
      • Languages
        • Cantonese
        • Japanese
      • Also known as
        • Die 7. Macht
      • Filming locations
        • Cairo, Egypt
      • Production company
        • Cinema City
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      Technical specs

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      • Runtime
        1 hour 30 minutes
      • Color
        • Color
      • Sound mix
        • Mono
      • Aspect ratio
        • 2.35 : 1

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