What is the duration of The Dead and the Deadly?

The duration of The Dead and the Deadly is 99 mins.

What is the original language of The Dead and the Deadly?

The original language of The Dead and the Deadly is Cantonese.

Who directed The Dead and the Deadly?

The Dead and the Deadly was directed by Wellson Chin Sing-Wai, Chin Yuet-Sang.

Which studio made The Dead and the Deadly?

The Dead and the Deadly was produced by Bo Ho Films.

The Dead and the Deadly 1982

Q: Does The Dead and the Deadly have end credit scenes?

The Dead and the Deadly does not have end credit scenes.

Action

Comedy

Horror

Fantasy

Runtime

99 mins

Language

Cantonese

Wah Li, nicknamed Fat Boy, lives with his great‑uncle, a village priest, and helps run the local funeral business with his oddball friends Lai Li and Momo. When a new wife brings the corpse of Ma Lun Chio back to the village with her “brother,” Wah Li becomes suspicious. He sets out to uncover how his friend died, only to find that nothing is as straightforward as it seems.

Bo Ho Films

Studio

Wellson Chin Sing-Wai

Director

Chin Yuet-Sang

Director

Does The Dead and the Deadly have end credit scenes?

No!

The Dead and the Deadly does not have end credit scenes. You can leave when the credits roll.

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Wu Ma

Ma Lun-Cheung (Ma Lucho)

Sammo Hung Kam-Bo

Chu Wang-Lee / Fat Boy / Oaf

Tai Bo

Villager

Paul Chung Fat

Taoist Priest

Billy Chan Wui-Ngai

Uncle Ko's Worker

Chow Gam-Kong

Uncle Ko's Worker

Hoh Wan

Father of Naughty Kid at Funeral

Peter Chan Lung

Mao-Mao, Uncle Ko's Worker

Lo Po-Shan

Street Vendor

Lam Ching-Ying

Uncle Ko

Pang Yun-Cheung

Uncle Ko's Worker / Brother Chun's Ghost

Ka Lee

Uncle Ko's Worker

Lee Chi-Kit

Uncle Ko's Worker

Cherie Chung Cho-Hung

Siu Yuen

Yuen Miu

Taoist Priest's Man

Chang Ching-Po

Mayor

Yue Tau-Wan

Visit Uncle Ko

To Siu-Ming

Scholar Yeung

Ng Min-Kan

Uncle Ko's Worker

Chow Kong

Street Vendor

Ma Hon-Yuen

Street Vendor

Fong Yue

Wife of Scholar Yeung

Gam Tin-Chue

Funeral Guest

Man Ngai-Tik

Funeral Guest

Tsang Choh-Lam

Villager

Sham Chin-Bo

Street Vendor

Kwon Yeong-Moon

Taoist Priest's Man

Lau Yat-Fan

Villager

Hui Ying-Ying

Lady Choi

Leung Suet-Mei

Adulteress

Hui Leung-Mei

Lee Yuet Ying

Im Keun-Bo

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