Sammo Hung Kam-Bo (Director)

Reviews of movies from director Sammo Hung Kam-Bo

Looking for reviews of films directed by Sammo Hung Kam-Bo? Cinafilm has a total of 464 reviews across 13 movies directed by Sammo Hung Kam-Bo.

Movies from this director have generally received positive reviews and hold an average rating of 69%.

The Prodigal Son is Sammo Hung Kam-Bo's highest rated movie, with a score of 78% based on 72 reviews.

The lowest rated film from Sammo Hung Kam-Bo is The Owl vs Bombo, with a score of 48% based on 4 reviews.

Director Biography

Sammo Hung (Chinese: 洪金寶, born Hung Kam Po, 7 January 1952) is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist, producer and director, known for his work in many kung fu films and Hong Kong action cinema. He has been a fight choreographer for, amongst others, Jackie Chan, King Hu, and John Woo. Hung is one of the pivotal figures who spearheaded the Hong Kong New Wave movement of the 1980s, helped reinvent the martial arts genre and started the vampire-like Jiang Shi genre. He is widely credited with assisting many of his compatriots, giving them their starts in the Hong Kong film industry, by casting them in the films he produced, or giving them roles in the production crew. In East Asia, it is common for people to address their elders or influential people with familial nouns as a sign of familiarity and respect. Jackie Chan, for example, is often addressed as "Dai Goh", meaning Big Brother. Hung what is also known as "Dai Goh", until the filming of Project A, which featured both actors. As Hung was the eldest of the kung fu "brothers", and the first to make a mark on the industry, he was given the nickname "Dai Goh Dai", meaning, Big, Big Brother or Biggest Big Brother.

Sammo Hung Kam-Bo has directed films starring Ka Lee, Chow Gam-Kong, Yuen Biao and James Tien Chun.