The Witty Sorcerer
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The Witty Sorcerer | |||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 左慈戲曹 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 左慈戏曹 | ||||||
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Directed by | Lai Pak-hoi | ||||||
Written by | Luo Guanzhong | ||||||
Starring | Lai Pak-hoi Xu Menghen | ||||||
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Country | Hong Kong | ||||||
Language | Silent |
The Witty Sorcerer, also known as Zuo ci xi cao, is a 1931 Hong Kong historical comedy-drama film, directed by Lai Pak-hoi. It was released on 14 March 1931 after Lai's other film The Pain of Separation and starred Lai himself and Xu Menghen.[1] It is based on a story in the 14th-century historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms about Zuo Ci playing tricks on Cao Cao (played by Lai Pak-hoi). It was one of the earliest locally filmed Hong Kong feature films to become successful on a grand scale.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Fu, Poshek; Desser, David (25 March 2002). The Cinema of Hong Kong: History, Arts, Identity. Cambridge University Press. p. 49. ISBN 978-0-521-77602-8. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
- ^ Kar, Law; Bren, Frank; Ho, Sam (October 2004). Hong Kong cinema: a cross-cultural view. Scarecrow Press. p. 54. ISBN 978-0-8108-4986-0. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
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