''Licence to Steal'' () is a

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directed by Billy Chan. It stars Joyce Godenzi, Yuen Biao and Sammo Hung in a cameo role.

Plot

Two sisters who are burglars find themselves at risk when one of them falls in love with the nephew of the police detective assigned to arrest them.

Cast

Joyce Godenzi Joyce Mina Godenzi (; born 28 May 1965) is a Hong Kong former actress and winner of the Miss Hong Kong pageant of 1984. Background Born in British Hong Kong in 1965 to an Australian father and a Chinese mother, Godenzi was encouraged to join the M ...

- Kuang / Hung *

Yuen Biao Yuen Biao (born Ha Lingchun; 26 July 1957) is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist and stuntman. He specialises in acrobatics and Chinese martial arts and has also worked on over 80 films as actor, stuntman and action choreographer. He was one o ...

- Swordsman * Agnes Aurelio - Ngan Ping *

Richard Ng Richard Ng Yiu-hon (27 December 1939 – 9 April 2023), also known as Richard Woo, was a Hongkongers, Hong Kong actor known for playing comedic roles, particularly in Hong Kong films of the 1980s and 1990s. Film and television career Ng a ...

- Inspector Tam Hsiang Ken *

Collin Chou Collin Chou (born 11 August 1967), sometimes credited as Ngai Sing, is a Taiwanese actor and martial artist. Personal life Chou attended Pierce Community College in Los Angeles, United States. In addition to his native Mandarin Chinese, Mand ...

- Yang Chuan Kuang (as Sing Ngai) *

Alvina Kong Elvina Kong Yan-yin (; born 6 July 1967) is a Hong Kong television actress and presenter currently under contract to TVB. Background Kong was born in British Hong Kong on 6 July 1967. She was a finalist in the New Talent Singing Contest 1985 ...

- Hsiao Yen *

Billy Chow Billy Chow Bei-lei ( zh, t=周比利; born August 24, 1958) is a Hong Kong-Canadian former professional kickboxer and actor. He competed in the Welterweight and Super Welterweight divisions from 1977 to 1992. He was the WKA Super Welterweigh ...

- Hitman * Chui Jing-Yat - Ngan's sidekick *

Corey Yuen Corey Yuen Kwai (; 15 February 1951 – 2022) was a Hong Kong film director, film producer, action choreographer, and actor. Yuen attended the China Drama Academy and was one of the Seven Little Fortunes. In Hong Kong, he worked on several ...

- Cop * - Cop * Lau Shun - Uncle Ting * Lam Chung - Police Inspector * - Robber * Yeung Jing-Jing - China Tourist * Michael Dinga - Liaison for French Embassy *

Sammo Hung Samuel "Sammo" Hung Kam-bo ( zh, t=洪金寶, j=Hung4 Gam1-bou2; born 7 January 1952) is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist, film producer and Film director, director, known for his work in martial arts films, Hong Kong action cinema, and as a figh ...

- French Security Guard *

Timmy Hung Timmy Hung Tin-ming (born 1 July 1974) is a Hong Kong people, Hong Kong actor. He is the eldest son of Sammo Hung. Background He was born in British Hong Kong, Hong Kong as the eldest son of martial arts superstar Sammo Hung and Sammo's Korean ...

- French Security Guard *

Carina Lau Carina Lau Kar-ling ( zh, t=劉嘉玲; born 8 December 1965) is a Hong Kong actress and singer. She started her acting career at TVB, before achieving success with her Girl next door, girl-next-door roles in the 1980s' Hong Kong films. She also pl ...

* Roger Thomas * Jeff Falcon *

Bruce Law The English language name Bruce arrived in Scotland with the Normans, from the place name Brix, Manche in Normandy, France, meaning "the willowlands". Initially promulgated via the descendants of king Robert the Bruce (1274−1329), it has been ...

External links

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