FILM DIRECTOR

Benny Chan

1961 - 2020

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Benny Chan Muk-sing (simplified Chinese: 陈木胜; traditional Chinese: 陳木勝; pinyin: Chén Mùshèng; 24 October 1961 – 23 August 2020) was a Hong Kong filmmaker. Chan was nominated for Best Director six times at the Hong Kong Film Awards, include Big Bullet, Heroic Duo, New Police Story, Connected, The White Storm and Raging Fire. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Benny Chan has received more than 20,173 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Benny Chan is the 1,183rd most popular film director (down from 870th in 2019), the 53rd most popular biography from Hong Kong (down from 40th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Chinese Film Director.

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  • 2.32

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Benny Chan ranks 1,183 out of 2,041. Before him are Tomas Alfredson, Jon Avnet, Lajos Koltai, Nelly Kaplan, Břetislav Pojar, and Hany Abu-Assad. After him are Ardeshir Irani, Jaume Collet-Serra, Lee Tamahori, Niels Arden Oplev, Trey Parker, and Robert Kramer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Benny Chan ranks 294. Before him are Kai-Fu Lee, Latifa, Lauren Lane, Manuel Estiarte, Hany Abu-Assad, and Issam Zahreddine. After him are Penny Johnson Jerald, Bill Camp, Marc-André Hamelin, Werner Günthör, Sally Yeh, and John Sivebæk. Among people deceased in 2020, Benny Chan ranks 479. Before him are Shere Hite, Ben Bova, Tomisaku Kawasaki, Nelly Kaplan, Mohammad Mirmohammadi, and Sam Lloyd. After him are Ivan Bohdan, Caroline Cellier, Hadi Khosroshahi, Arnie Robinson, Jonathan Sacks, and Renato Corti.

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In Hong Kong

Among people born in Hong Kong, Benny Chan ranks 53 out of 115. Before him are Carol Cheng (1957), He Xiangning (1878), Stephen Chow (1959), Cecilia Cheung (1980), Cherie Chung (1960), and Savio Hon (1950). After him are Louis Koo (1970), Wakin Chau (1960), Szeto Wah (1931), Kelly Chen (1972), René de Obaldia (1918), and Ekin Cheng (1967).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Hong Kong

Among film directors born in Hong Kong, Benny Chan ranks 7. Before him are James Wong (1959), Johnnie To (1955), Corey Yuen (1951), Ronny Yu (1950), Wayne Wang (1949), and Ringo Lam (1955). After him are Stanley Tong (1960), and Peter Chan (1962).

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Filmography

Who Am I?
Director
A group of covert CIA operatives trailing a potential new energy source are double-crossed by corrupt agent Morgan, who causes a helicopter crash in remote South Africa. The sole survivor, suffering severe amnesia, is nursed to recovery by a kindly native tribe who call him "Whoami" after the question he keeps asking. With the help of a mysterious reporter Christine, Whoami pieces together his past and tracks the turncoat agent and his criminal cohorts.
Jan 17o 19987.1 / 10
New Police Story
Director
Sent into a drunken tailspin when his entire unit is killed by a gang of thrill-seeking punks, disgraced Hong Kong police inspector Wing needs help from his new rookie partner, with a troubled past of his own, to climb out of the bottle and track down the gang and its ruthless leader.
Sep 23o 20047.14 / 10
Robin-B-Hood
Director
For never-do-well compulsive gambler Fong, there's only one thing more fearsome than debtors at his doorstep - having to coax a crying baby. But what if the baby becomes his golden goose to fend off his debtors? Can he overcome his phobia of diapers, milk bottles, and cloying lullabies?
Sep 28o 20066.9 / 10