

To Err Is Humane
1987, Cantonese. Directed by Alfred Cheung Kin-ting.
Sammo and Kenny are lowly employees if a jewelry shop. Sammo too often is the target of abuse from the manageress. One day the two are sent to show the diamonds to a sheik. They are robbed on their way to the bank. One by one they are being accused to be in collusion with the robbers. That makes Sammo very angry. To get even, he plans to kidnap the manageress. Kenny somehow learns of the plot. Sammo gets the wrong woman, accidentally kidnapping Joel.
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Cantonese
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Alfred Cheung Kin-tingDirector
- Sammo Hung Kam-boTing Siu Chung
- Kenny BeeBiu
- Anthony Chan YauDetective Wong
- Joey WongJo Chou
- Mui YanMr. Chou
- Leung ShanMrs. Chou
- Charlie Cho Cha-leeManager
- Carrie Ng Ka-laiLai
- Joanna Chan Pui-SanDurian
- Richard Ng Man-tatPolice Superintendent
- Shing Fui-OnBank Robber
- Wu MaTattoo artist [cameo]
Details
- Released
- 3 December 1987
- Original title
- 標錯參
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Written by
- Alfred Cheung Kin-ting, Alex Law Kai-yui, Keith Wong
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To Err Is Humane runs 86 minutes (1h 26m).
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To Err Is Humane isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 3 December 1987. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed To Err Is Humane?
To Err Is Humane (1987) was directed by Alfred Cheung Kin-ting and stars Sammo Hung Kam-bo, Kenny Bee, Anthony Chan Yau.