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The Tribulations of a Chinese Gentleman
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少爷的磨难 · 1987

The Tribulations of a Chinese Gentleman

Wu Yigong · 126 min · China

Comedy

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.

TMDB

7.5

IMDb

6.0

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Awards
2 nominations total
Production companies
HR, SR, Shanghai Film Studio, Manfred Durniok Filmproduktion

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China

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