Life Gamble
1978, Chinese. Directed by Chang Cheh.
Legendary director Chang Cheh teamed his latest big star, Alexander Fu Sheng, with future Venoms Lo Meng and Kuo Chue to create another winner in his vaunted filmography. Joining them were the top supporting actors and the prettiest starlets, for an entertaining, exciting tale of a kung-fu blacksmith taking on four famous robbers while a villainous gambling boss plots to destroy them.
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Chinese
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Life Gamble is streaming on Shout! Factory in India.
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- Released
- 26 April 1978
- Original title
- 生死門
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Written by
- Ni Kuang, Chang Cheh
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Life Gamble runs 100 minutes (1h 40m).
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Life Gamble is streaming on Shout! Factory in India. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Life Gamble?
Life Gamble (1978) was directed by Chang Cheh and stars Alexander Fu Sheng, Phillip Kwok Chui, Lo Meng.