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The Dead and the Deadly(1982)
Status: Released
Date: 1982-12-22
59%
26 Votes
Time: 1h 39m
Overview:
Wah Li, known as Fat Boy to his friends, lives with his great-uncle the priest (Uncle). Together with his oddball friends Lai Li and Momo, Wah Li helps Uncle to run the local funeral services. When the body Ma Lun Chio is brought back to the village by a new wife and her "brother", Wai Li is suspicious. He sets out to find out how his friend died, but things are not what they seem.
Languages: Cantonese, Mandarin.
Countries:
Hong Kong
ProductionCompanies: 
Bo Ho Films
Movie: The Dead and the Deadly
Top 10 Billed Cast
洪金寶
Chu Wang-Lee / Fat Boy / Oaf
午馬
Ma Lun-Cheung (Ma Lucho)
林正英
Uncle Ko
鍾楚紅
Siu Yuen
許良美
Lee Yuet Ying
錢月笙
Chin Ba-Tat
To Siu-Ming
Scholar Yeung
張景坡
Mayor
許瑩英
Lady Choi
鍾發
Taoist Priest
Video Trailer The Dead and the Deadly
Video: Eureka Classics Trailer
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Original Hong Kong Trailer
THE DEAD AND THE DEADLY "Dumbo! You won't get rid of me so easily" Clip
THE DEAD AND THE DEADLY "Science Fiction... Trickery... Fighting... Terror... Kung Fu!" Clip
THE DEAD AND THE DEADLY "Who are you? Why do you want me dead? Clip
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