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The Legend of Wisely

The Legend of Wisely

Part of The Wisely Series

1987•1h 30m•6.4/10
AdventureActionFantasy

Ratings

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6.4/10(22)

Wisely, the famous writer/adventurer, traverses to Taiwan, Egypt and Nepal on the hunt for a magical pearl that may expand human consciousness, said to be left in a Buddhist monastery by a dragon.

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Production

Cinema City, Golden Princess Amusement Co., Ltd., International Subtitle Company, Long Shong Pictures

Language

CN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Sam Hui

Sam Hui

Wisely

Ti Lung

Ti Lung

Pak Kei Wei

Teddy Robin

Teddy Robin

David Ko

Joey Wong

Joey Wong

Sue Pak

Alan Kuo

Alan Kuo

Little Master

Bruce Baron

Bruce Baron

Howard Hope

Heidi Makinen

Howard Hope's assistant

Blackie Ko Sau-Leung

Blackie Ko Sau-Leung

The Two Headed Snake

Alan Li Hai-Hsing

Alan Li Hai-Hsing

Hing

Paulo Tocha

Paulo Tocha

Wellington Fung Wing

Wellington Fung Wing

Fake David Ko

Wong Mau-Chow

Ng Chiu-Leung

Lee Tak-Shing

Chen Chun-Kun

Chang Seng-Kwong

Chang Seng-Kwong

Chan Wai-To

Fan Chin-Hung

Ma Chin-Ku

Ma Chin-Ku

Tsang Ming-Cheong

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