- Country: Hong Kong
- Genres: Action, Comedy, Drama
- Release: 1992-12-17
- Director: Gordon Chan
- Writers: Kin Chung Chan , Gordon Chan
- Language: Cantonese
- Stars: Stephen Chow , Stephen Chow , Sharla Cheung , Man Tat Ng , Norman Chui , David Lam Wai , Wang Chung , Wai Yee Chan , Natalis Chan , Lawrence Cheng , Matthew Wong
- Runtime: 101 min
- Awards: 7 nominations
- AKA: Mendigo a la fuerza (Spain) , King of Beggars (Hong Kong) , King of Beggars (United Kingdom) , King of Beggars , Wu zhuang yuan Su Qi Er (Hong Kong) , Mo jong yuen So Hak Yee (Japan) , Mo jong yuen So Hak Yee (Hong Kong) , 武狀元蘇乞兒 (Hong Kong) , Mo jong yuen So Hak Yee , Король нищих (Russian Federation) , King of Beggars (United States of America) , 武狀元蘇乞兒 (Taiwan)武状元苏乞儿 (China)
- Plot:
The illiterate General of Canton, General So, advocates a lazy, happy lifestyle of sex and money. His spoiled and also illiterate son, Chan (Stephen Chow), is his most faithful disciple. For the love of a woman, Chan attends the national exams for Martial Arts Scholar in Peking. Chan is victorious on the physical test, but before he is to be crowned, he is found to have cheated on the written exam. The Emperor sentences Chan to be a beggar. Initially Chan is unable cope with his new role, but with some mystic help, he takes on the position as King of the Beggars Association. Leading this motley crew into battle against an evil warlord in the Emperor’s entourage, Chan rescues the Emperor, and gains respect for the beggars.
- IMDB:tt0100963
King of Beggars Cast · · · ALL
Gordon Chan
Director
Stephen Chow
So Chan Ha Yee Chan
Sharla Cheung
Yushang
Man Tat Ng
General Su of Guangzhou
Norman Chui
Chiu
David Lam Wai
Lord Seng Ko Lin Chin
Wang Chung
Uncle Mok
Natalis Chan
Secretary of Justice
Lawrence Cheng
Professor
Kingdom Yuen
Madam Pimp
Mi Yang
So Chan's Daughter