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ERA
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45 years old β old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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Bewitched
1981 1h 41m CN
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6.2TMDB Β· 41
Horror
Synopsis
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While possessed by an evil spirit, a man murders his daughter. A police detective investigating the case also becomes possessed. A good monk helps fight the evil spirit.
βSome stories are better left unspoiled.β
Cast
Melvin Wong King-Sun
Bobby Wong King Sun
Ai Fei
Stephen Lam Wai
Lily Chan Lee-Lee
Bon Brown
Hussein Abu Hassan
Magusu
Fan Lei
Mary
Choi Kwok-Hing
Master Da More
Wu Pei-Chin
Stephen's Daughter
Jenny Liang
Stephen's Girlfriend
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Kuei Chih-Hung
- Writers
- Szeto On
- Languages
- Cantonese, Thai, Mandarin
- Countries
- Hong Kong
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Fun facts πΏ
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Cantonese, Thai, Mandarin.
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CINEMA
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Part of the "Kuei Chih-Hung's Bewitched Collection" β so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Kuei Chih-Hung, shot by Lee San-Yip. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Eddie H. Wang Chi-Ren. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Henry Cheung Siu-Hei shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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AWARDS
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Melvin Wong King-Sun and Ai Fei and Lily Chan Lee-Lee carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0082481 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Kuei Chih-Hung directs. Lee San-Yip behind the camera. Eddie H. Wang Chi-Ren scores. Henry Cheung Siu-Hei cuts. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese, Thai, Mandarin.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 145 years old β old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Cantonese, Thai, Mandarin.
- 3Part of the "Kuei Chih-Hung's Bewitched Collection" β so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
- 4Directed by Kuei Chih-Hung, shot by Lee San-Yip. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Eddie H. Wang Chi-Ren. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Henry Cheung Siu-Hei shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Melvin Wong King-Sun and Ai Fei and Lily Chan Lee-Lee carry the top of the cast.
- 8IMDB entry: tt0082481 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Only 41 TMDB ratings β you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Lee San-Yip
- Original score
- Eddie H. Wang Chi-Ren
- Editing
- Henry Cheung Siu-Hei
- Runtime
- 101 min Β· 1h 41m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- CN
- Certification (US)
- III
- IMDB
- Bewitched (1981)
Part of
Kuei Chih-Hung's Bewitched Collection
Also by
Kuei Chih-Hung
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Shaw Brothers
HK
Key crew
- ProducerMona Fong Yat-Wah
- Executive ProducerRunme Shaw
- EditorHenry Cheung Siu-Hei
- EditorChiang Hsing-Lung
- Production ManagerLawrence Wong Ka-Hay
- Art DirectionJohnson Tsao Chuang-Sheng
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- evil spirits
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Theatrical1981-09-11III
Also known as
International titles
- GuHK
- θοΌδΊθ‘ι¬Όε°ΈCN
- θ ±HK
- BewitchedUS
- θCN
