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Winner Takes All (2000): Cast & Plot

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Winner Takes All is a 2000 comedy directed by Clifton Ko Chi-Sum, starring Karl Maka as Inspector Stupid, Nicholas Tse Ting-Fung and Ricky Hui Koon-Ying. It runs 1 hour 31 minutes.

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Winner Takes All (2000) movie poster
Released
Runtime
1h 31m (91 min)
Genre
Comedy
Original language
Cantonese
After the credits
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The story

What Is Winner Takes All About?

The premise of Winner Takes All without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.

Winner Takes All is a Hong Kong comedy starring Karl Maka and Ricky and Samuel Hui

Winner Takes All Themes & Keywords

· 6 tags
  • police uniform stolen
  • impersonating a police officer
  • police officer knocked unconscious
  • singaporean police
  • police officer
  • singapore
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Cast & crew

Winner Takes All Cast & Characters

Karl Maka leads the cast as Inspector Stupid, with Nicholas Tse Ting-Fung as Ferrari and Ricky Hui Koon-Ying as Swindler Wong's brother. Directed by Clifton Ko Chi-Sum; 9 actors are credited in all.

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From the director

More from Clifton Ko Chi-Sum

More films directed by Clifton Ko Chi-Sum: Dearest Anita, The Mad Phoenix, I Have a Date with Spring and Laughter Of Water Margins.

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Plot

Winner Takes All Plot Summary

What happens in Winner Takes All from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.

Spoilers ahead

Ferrari, Nicholas Tse Ting-Fung, is a young swindler who earns his living by pulling off a variety of schemes to take people’s money. As he weaves through one con after another, a cop nicknamed “Stupid” — Karl Maka — closes in and offers him a deal: help bring down Master Swindler Wong, the world’s most notorious con artist who is said to be penning an autobiography of his life of fraud. This uneasy pact kicks off a high-stakes pursuit that promises both laughs and danger, drawing Ferrari into a tangled game of wit and risk.

Full summary

The whole story of Winner Takes All, scene by scene

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Quiz

How Well Do You Know Winner Takes All?

10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.

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Details

Winner Takes All Also Known As

2 alternative titles: “大赢家” and “Đại Doanh Gia”.

Also known as
  • 大赢家
  • Đại Doanh Gia

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FAQ

Winner Takes All FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date

Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of Winner Takes All, each answered in a sentence.

How long is Winner Takes All?

Winner Takes All runs 1 hour 31 minutes (91 minutes).

When was Winner Takes All released?

Winner Takes All was released on January 29, 2000.

Who directed Winner Takes All?

Winner Takes All was directed by Clifton Ko Chi-Sum.

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Who is in the cast of Winner Takes All?

Winner Takes All stars Karl Maka as Inspector Stupid, Nicholas Tse Ting-Fung as Ferrari and Ricky Hui Koon-Ying as Swindler Wong's brother, among 9 credited actors.

Does Winner Takes All have a post-credit scene?

No. Winner Takes All has no extra scene during or after the credits.

What language is Winner Takes All in?

The original language of Winner Takes All is Cantonese.

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