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Release Year1955
Runtime1h 28m
LanguageCantonese
CertificationNR
GenresHorror, History, Drama
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DirectorHsieh Hung
WritersChang Yang
TypeFeature Film
RatingNot rated yet
Cast7 credited
Also Known AsStealing the Beauty's Corpse at Night
About Stealing the Beauty's Corpse at Night
It is a simple story with a deep meaning. When the beautiful chanteuse Hung (Law Yim-hing) is forced to marry Commander Lau (Lau Hark-suen), her brother (Cheng Wai-sum) interferes but is brutally beaten to death. Hung also falls to her death when she tries to escape. The siblings are only hastily buried in a coffin home, which is haunted soon afterwards. Hung's lover Wong (Wong Chiu-mo) later sneaks into the haunted house hoping to see her for one last time; Lau, meanwhile, insists on inspecting the coffin home and the corpses to prove that ghosts do not exist…The film creates an eerie and uncanny atmosphere with its well-designed camera angles, sound and editing. The haunting looks of the two ghost characters are a nod to Hong Kong's typically told horror stories.
Directed by Hsieh Hung, Stealing the Beauty's Corpse at Night leans on a strong ensemble — Law Yim-Hing, Wong Chiu-Miu, Leung Siu-Kam — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about horror titles of 1955.
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