To Be Number One (film)
| To Be Number One | |
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Film poster
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| Traditional | 跛豪 |
| Simplified | 跛豪 |
| Mandarin | Bǒ háo |
| Cantonese | Bai1 Hou4 |
| Directed by | Poon Man-kit |
| Produced by | Stephen Shiu |
| Screenplay by | Stephen Shiu Johnny Mak |
| Story by | Chan Wa Lee Ying-kit |
| Starring |
Ray Lui Kent Cheng Cecilia Yip Amy Yip Waise Lee Kenneth Tsang Lawrence Ng Elvis Tsui |
| Music by | Joseph Chan |
| Cinematography | Peter Pau (H.K.S.C) |
| Edited by | Poon Hung |
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Production
company |
Golden Harvest
Johnny Mak Production Co. Ltd |
| Distributed by | Golden Harvest |
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Release date
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5 April 1991 |
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Running time
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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 crime 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 Sek-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.
The protagonist Ho begins the story as a poor Teochew refugee from Communist China, and leads his men to become paws of corrupted police 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.
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