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Phantom of the Theatre

Phantom of the Theatre

20164.81h 43m

Overview

A haunted theatre, filled with the vengeful spirits of a tragically-trapped performance troupe murdered in a fire 13 years ago, waits for the once-grand palatial playhouse to re-open with a new show - and bring in new victims.

Directed by Raymond Yip Wai-Man
Written by Li Jing Ling, Manfred Wong Man-Chun, Yang Mei Yuan
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Top Cast

Ruby Lin

Ruby Lin

Meng Sifan/Kong Jin/Kong Lan

Tony Yang

Tony Yang

Gu Weibang

Simon Yam

Simon Yam

Gu Mingshan

Jing Gangshan

Jing Gangshan

Kong Shen

Hung Huang

Hung Huang

Fei Lishi

L

Lin Jiangguo

Tang Shirao

Hu Ming

Hu Ming

Adjutant

Natalie Meng Yao

Natalie Meng Yao

Pan Ruyu

Wu Xudong

Wu Xudong

Liu Kang

Pat Ha Man-Jik

Pat Ha Man-Jik

Wei Bang's Mother

Themes & Keywords

shanghai, chinafilm in filmdirectoracrobats

About Phantom of the Theatre

Phantom of the Theatre is a drama, horror, mystery, romance, thriller film released in 2016 exploring themes of shanghai, china, film in film, director, acrobats. Directed by Raymond Yip Wai-Man, it stars Ruby Lin, Tony Yang, Simon Yam. A haunted theatre, filled with the vengeful spirits of a tragically-trapped performance troupe murdered in a fire 13 years ago, waits for the once-grand palatial playhouse to re-open with a new show - and bring in new victims.

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