(This page is about the Chinese film. For Theodore Bernstein's New York Times newsletter, see the reference on his page.) Winners and Sinners (Chinese: 奇謀妙計五福星, also known as 5 Lucky Stars) is a 1983 Hong Kong action comedy film written and directed by Sammo Hung, who also starred in the film. The film co-stars Jackie Chan and Yuen Biao, the latter serving as one of the film's action directors. It was the first in the Lucky Stars series of films a highly successful series in Hong Kong.