Big Boss of Shanghai
1979, Chinese. Directed by Chen Kuan-tai.
Chen and his brother travel to Shanghai in search of fame and fortune, but end up pitted against Chinese Mafia bosses - and can only fight their way out of the web of violence and betrayal they find themselves caught up in.
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Chinese
- Rated
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- Released
- 22 November 1979
- Original title
- 上海灘大亨
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Written by
- Ni Kuang
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Big Boss of Shanghai runs 94 minutes (1h 34m).
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Big Boss of Shanghai isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 22 November 1979. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed Big Boss of Shanghai?
Big Boss of Shanghai (1979) was directed by Chen Kuan-tai and stars Lung Fong, Chan Sing, Cheng Kang-Yeh.