

The Tribulations of a Chinese Gentleman
1987, Chinese. Directed by Wu Yigong.
The young Chinese heir to millions in the USA is suddenly destitute. He takes out a life insurace policy on himself and assigns his former teacher to kill him.
- Runtime
- 2h 6m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Chinese
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- Released
- 13 February 1987
- Original title
- 少爷的磨难
- Country
- China, Germany
- Written by
- Mingzhi Ai, Si Minsan, Hans Borgelt
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The Tribulations of a Chinese Gentleman runs 126 minutes (2h 6m).
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Which OTT platform is The Tribulations of a Chinese Gentleman on?
The Tribulations of a Chinese Gentleman isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 13 February 1987. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Tribulations of a Chinese Gentleman?
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Who directed The Tribulations of a Chinese Gentleman?
The Tribulations of a Chinese Gentleman (1987) was directed by Wu Yigong and stars Chen Peisi, Rosalind Chao, Rolf Hoppe.