The Prodigal Son
1981
· Movie
· 100 min
B
MEANRANK
77/100
Every rating
69–91
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Kinopoisk on 69, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 91.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A young man from a wealthy family demands his inheritance early and leaves home to see the world. He squanders all his money on a lavish and decadent lifestyle, eventually finding himself destitute and alone. Humbled and starving, he decides to return home to his father, hoping to be taken back not as a son, but as a servant.
Details
- Director
- Sammo Hung
- Writers
- Barry Wong Ping-Yiu, Sammo Hung, Wong Jing
- Released
- 10 November 1981
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Language
- Cantonese
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Awards
- 3 wins, 2 nominations
This title elsewhere
Cast
Full cast (45) →
Awards & nominations
See all 5 →3 wins from 5 nominations across 1 ceremony
| Hong Kong Film Award 1983 | Best Action Choreography | Sammo Hung | Winner |
| Hong Kong Film Award 1983 | Best Action Choreography | Yuen Biao | Winner |
| Hong Kong Film Award 1983 | Best Action Choreography | Lam Ching-ying | Winner |
| Hong Kong Film Award 1983 | Best Director | Nominee | |
| Hong Kong Film Award 1983 | Best Film | Nominee |
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Hong Kong Film Award
5 nominations, 3 won
| Best Action Choreography | Sammo Hung | Winner |
| Best Action Choreography | Yuen Biao | Winner |
| Best Action Choreography | Lam Ching-ying | Winner |
| Best Director | Nominee | |
| Best Film | Nominee |