To Be Number One (film)
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| To Be Number One | |||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 跛豪 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 跛豪 | ||||||||||
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| Directed by | Poon Man-kit | ||||||||||
| Screenplay by | Stephen Shiu Johnny Mak | ||||||||||
| Story by | Chan Wa Lee Ying-kit | ||||||||||
| Produced by | Stephen Shiu | ||||||||||
| Starring | Ray Lui Lawrence Ng Waise Lee Kent Cheng Cecilia Yip Amy Yip Kenneth Tsang Elvis Tsui | ||||||||||
| Cinematography | Peter Pau (H.K.S.C) | ||||||||||
| Edited by | Poon Hung | ||||||||||
| Music by | Joseph Chan | ||||||||||
Production companies | Golden Harvest Johnny Mak Production Co. Ltd | ||||||||||
| Distributed by | Golden Harvest | ||||||||||
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Running time | 143 minutes | ||||||||||
| Country | Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Language | Cantonese | ||||||||||
| Box office | HK$38,703,363 | ||||||||||
To Be Number One (Chinese: 跛豪) is a 1991 Hong Kong gangster film directed by Poon Man-kit, and produced by Stephen Shiu. The film is based on the rise and fall of a real-life gangster Ng Sik-ho, who is portrayed in the film by Ray Lui. To Be Number One was a critical and box office success, grossing HK$38,703,363 at the Hong Kong box office and winning the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film at the 11th Hong Kong Film Awards. In 2017, the film was remade as Chasing the Dragon.
The protagonist Ho begins the story as a poor Teochew refugee from Communist China, and leads his men to become pawns of the corrupt policeman Fat Kwan to control the drug trade. After Ho establishes himself, Fat Kwan turns against him, cripples him and kills many of his men, but Ho keeps rising and eliminates all his enemies. However Ho is blinded by his growing power, and his empire ends with the establishment of ICAC.