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The Phantom Lover

19955.5 / 10100 min
Drama, Music, Romance

Overview

In 1936 China, a nearly bankrupt drama troupe starts performing in a burned-out theater where the great actor Song Danping was killed. One of the actors, Wei Qing, starts seeing strange apparitions that could revive his troupe and deliver him to the same fate as Song Danping.

Cast

Leslie Cheung

Leslie Cheung

Song Danping

Jacklyn Wu

Jacklyn Wu

Du Yunyan

Liu Lin

Liu Lin

Lan Die

Roy Szeto Wai-Cheuk

Roy Szeto Wai-Cheuk

Zhao Jun

Bao Fang

Bao Fang

Master Zhao

Phillip Kwok

Phillip Kwok

Master Zhao's Henchman

Yu Yankai

Yu Yankai

Master Zhao's Henchman

Huang Lei

Huang Lei

Wei Qing

Xie Yan

Xie Yan

Troupe performer

Crew

Raymond Wong Pak-Ming

Raymond Wong Pak-Ming

Producer

David Wu

David Wu

Editor

Peter Pau Tak-Hai

Peter Pau Tak-Hai

Director of Photography

Ronny Yu

Ronny Yu

Writer

Roy Szeto Wai-Cheuk

Roy Szeto Wai-Cheuk

Writer

Raymond Wong Pak-Ming

Raymond Wong Pak-Ming

Writer

Ronny Yu

Ronny Yu

Director

Leslie Cheung

Leslie Cheung

Theme Song Performance

Chris Babida

Chris Babida

Original Music Composer

Li Ning

Li Ning

Producer

Leslie Cheung

Leslie Cheung

Producer

Leslie Cheung

Leslie Cheung

Assistant Director