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The Dead and the Deadly (1982)

Genre : Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

Runtime : 1H 37M

Director : Wu Ma

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Sammo Hung
Sammo Hung
Wah Li
Wu Ma
Wu Ma
Ma Lun Chio
Lam Ching-Ying
Lam Ching-Ying
Uncle Yee
Cherie Chung
Cherie Chung
Miss Yuen
Hui Leung-Mei
Hui Leung-Mei
Lee Yuet Ying
Chin Yuet-Sang
Chin Yuet-Sang
Chin Ba-Tat
To Siu-Ming
To Siu-Ming
Scholar Yeung
Cheung Ging-Boh
Cheung Ging-Boh
Mayor
Hui Ying-Ying
Hui Ying-Ying
Lady Choi
Paul Chung Fat
Paul Chung Fat
Priest
Kwon Yeong-Moon
Kwon Yeong-Moon
Taoist priest's man
Yuen Miu
Yuen Miu
Taoist priest's man
Wellson Chin Sing-Wai
Wellson Chin Sing-Wai
Adulterer
Leung Suet-Mei
Leung Suet-Mei
Adulteress
Peter Chan Lung
Peter Chan Lung
Mao-Mao, Uncle Ko's worker
Ka Lee
Ka Lee
Uncle Ko's worker

Crews

Wu Ma
Wu Ma
Director
Sammo Hung
Sammo Hung
Writer
Barry Wong
Barry Wong
Writer
Sammo Hung
Sammo Hung
Choreographer
Yuen Biao
Yuen Biao
Choreographer
Lam Ching-Ying
Lam Ching-Ying
Choreographer
Billy Chan Wui-Ngai
Billy Chan Wui-Ngai
Choreographer
Raymond Chow Man-Wai
Raymond Chow Man-Wai
Producer
Sammo Hung
Sammo Hung
Producer

Trailers and other movies

Eureka Classics Trailer
THE DEAD AND THE DEADLY
Original Hong Kong Trailer
THE DEAD AND THE DEADLY
THE DEAD AND THE DEADLY

Posters and backgrounds

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