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Aces Go Places | |||||||||||
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Chinese name | |||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 最佳拍檔 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 最佳拍档 | ||||||||||
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Directed by | Eric Tsang | ||||||||||
Written by | Raymond Wong | ||||||||||
Produced by | Karl Maka Dean Shek | ||||||||||
Starring | Samuel Hui Karl Maka Sylvia Chang Dean Shek | ||||||||||
Cinematography | Joe Chan Paul Yip Manny Ho Arthur Wong | ||||||||||
Edited by | Tony Chow | ||||||||||
Music by | Samuel Hui Teddy Robin | ||||||||||
Distributed by | Cinema City & Films Co. | ||||||||||
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Running time | 93 minutes | ||||||||||
Country | Hong Kong | ||||||||||
Language | Cantonese | ||||||||||
Box office | HK$27.0 million[1] |
Aces Go Places, (Chinese:最佳拍檔), also known in the United States asDiamondfinger orMad Mission, is a 1982 Hong Kongactioncomedy film directed byEric Tsang, and starringSamuel Hui andKarl Maka.
It is the first installment in theAces Go Places film series.
A suave, smooth burglar named King Kong tries to make up for his thieving ways by teaming up with Albert 'Baldy' Au, a bumblingTaishanese police detective from the United States. Both work together to try to find a set of stolen diamonds; the diamonds are also being tracked by a European criminal known as 'White Gloves'. The two heroes are supervised by Superintendent Nancy Ho, who has a temper.
Awards and nominations | |||
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Ceremony | Category | Recipient | Outcome |
2nd Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Actor | Karl Maka | Won[4] |
Best Actress | Sylvia Chang | Nominated | |
Best Original Film Score | Teddy Robin | Nominated | |
Best Original Film Song | Song:Aces Go Places (最佳拍檔) Composer/Lyricist/Singer:Samuel Hui | Nominated |