To Be Number One (film)

Not to be confused with To Be No. 1, a 1996 Hong Kong film directed by Raymond Lee.

To Be Number One
跛豪
Directed by	Poon Man-kit
Produced by	Stephen Siu, Johnny Mak
Screenplay by	Stephen Siu, Johnny Mak
Story by	Chan Hwa, Lee Ying Chiet
Music by	Chan Wing Leung
Cinematography	Peter Pau (H.K.S.C)
Edited by	Poon Hung Yiu
Production company	Golden Harvest, Johnny Mak Production Co. Ltd
Distributed by	Golden Harvest
Release dates	1991
Running time	143 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese

To Be Number One (Chinese: 跛豪) is a 1991 Hong Kong gangster film directed by Poon Man-kit, and produced by Johnny Mak. The film is based on the rise and fall of a real life gangster (吳錫豪).

Plot

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.

Cast and roles

Ray Lui - Crippled Ho
Kent Cheng - Fat Kwan
Cecilia Yip - Tse
Amy Yip - May
Waise Lee - Man
Lawrence Ng - Ming
Wong Kwong Leung - Loud Hung
Dickens Chan
Frankie Chin - Little Hak
Lo Lieh - Tin
Ng Man-tat - Ping
Lau Shun - Fung
Lau Kong - Lung
Ng Lai-Chu
Elvina Kong - Deranged Woman

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Days of Being Wild	Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Film 1992	Succeeded by Cageman

Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film

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Days of Being Wild (1991)
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