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The Phantom Lover

The Phantom Lover

19955.61h 40m

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.

Directed by Ronny Yu
Written by Roy Szeto Wai-Cheuk, Raymond Wong Pak-Ming, Ronny Yu
Produced by Raymond Wong Pak-Ming, Li Ning, Leslie Cheung
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Top Cast

Leslie Cheung

Leslie Cheung

Song Danping

Jacklyn Wu Chien-Lien

Jacklyn Wu Chien-Lien

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 Chui

Phillip Kwok Chui

Master Zhao's Henchman

Yu Yankai

Yu Yankai

Master Zhao's Henchman

Huang Lei

Huang Lei

Wei Qing

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Xie Yan

Troupe performer

About The Phantom Lover

The Phantom Lover is a drama, music, romance film released in 1995. Directed by Ronny Yu, it stars Leslie Cheung, Jacklyn Wu Chien-Lien, Liu Lin. 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.

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