The Dead and the Deadly (1982)
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- 1h 37min
- Action, Comedy
- 22 Dec 1982 (Hong Kong)
- Movie
An effigy merchant's impotent brother has died and left a pregnant wife. Suspecting a scam and foul play, he schemes to inspect his brother's corpse before the burial, not knowing that his brother is actually alive and in on the scam.
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- 5 nominations.
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Cast
| Sammo Kam-Bo Hung | ... |
Wah Li
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| Wu Ma | ... |
Ma Lun Chio
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| Ching-Ying Lam | ... |
Uncle Yee
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| Cherie Chung | ... |
Miss Yuen
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| Fat Chung | ... |
The Priest
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Mei Hui Leung | ... |
Lee Yuet Ying
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| Ching Po Chang | ... |
Village Head
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| Lung Chan | ... |
Mao Mao
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| Chau-Sang Lau | ... |
Nat Lei
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| Yuet-Sang Chin | ... |
Chin PaTat
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| Siu-Ming To | ... |
Scholar Yeung
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| Wellson Chin | ... |
Adulterer
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Suet-Mei Leung | ... |
Adultress
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| Yun-Chiang Peng | ... |
Brother Chun / Assistant
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| Ying-Ying Hui | ... |
Madame
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Yeong-moon Kwon | ... |
Priest's Men
(as Yeong-Mun Kwon)
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| Mo Yuen | ... |
Priest's Men
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| Kam Kong Chow | ... |
Assistant
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Chi Kit Lee | ... |
Assistant
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| Ricky Lau | ... |
Assistant
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| Min Kan Ng | ... |
Assistant
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| Billy Chan | ... |
Assistant
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| Kong Chow | ... |
Angry Vendor
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| Yat Fan Lau | ... |
Puzzled Villager
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| Tai-Bo | ... |
Scared Villager
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Chor-Lam Tsang | ... |
Scared Villager
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Chien-Po Tsen | ... |
Street Vendor
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Han-Yuan Ma | ... |
Street Vendor
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| Ju Fang | ... |
Scholar Yeung's Wife
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| Ho Wang | ... |
Father of Naughty Kid at Funeral
(as Wang Ho)
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| Tien-Chu Chin | ... |
Funeral Guest
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| Tau Wan Yue | ... |
Worker
(as Wan Lau)
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Geun-Bo Im |
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Directed by
| Wu Ma | ... | (as Wo Ma) |
Written by
| Sammo Kam-Bo Hung | ... | () (as Sammo Hung) |
| Barry Wong | ... | () |
Produced by
| Raymond Chow | ... | executive producer |
| Sammo Kam-Bo Hung | ... | executive producer |
Cinematography by
| Yiu-Tsou Cheung | ||
| Ricky Lau | ||
| Yu-Tang Li | ||
Production Management
| Chi-Chung Liu | ... | production manager |
Additional Crew
| Billy Chan | ... | action choreographer |
| Sammo Kam-Bo Hung | ... | action choreographer |
| Ching-Ying Lam | ... | action choreographer |
| Biao Yuen | ... | action choreographer (as Bill Yuen) / double: martial arts and acrobatics |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Fortune Star Media Limited (World-wide)
- Media Asia Distribution (1997) (Hong Kong)
- Rainbow Audio and Video Incorporation (1983) (United States) (VHS)
- STAR TV Filmed Entertainment (1993) (World-wide)
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Other Companies
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Wah Li, known as Fat Boy to his friends, lives with his Great-Uncle Yee. Together with his oddball friends Lai Li and Momo, Wah Li helps Uncle Yee run the local funeral services. When the body of one of Wah Li's friends, Ma Lun Chio, is brought back to the village by a new wife and her "brother," Wai Li is suspicious. Therefore, he sets out to find out how his friend died, but things are not what they seem. Written by David Noble |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Makes use of the barn set from Jackie Chan's "Dragon Lord" (1982). See more » |
| Movie Connections | Referenced in Mr. Vampire II (1986). See more » |