The Mid-Nightmare

Overview

Essentially an adaptation of Gaston Leroux's classic The Phantom of the Opera, Mid-Nightmare is set in a Huangmei diao teahouse theatre, which an embittered and horribly disfigured ex-performer ‘haunts', looking to extract revenge on his enemies and falling in love with a talented and beautiful, but ultimately unattainable, ingénue.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

December 20, 1962

Original language

English

Countries

Hong Kong

Production

Shaw Brothers

Cast

Zhao Lei,Yi Fung,Fanny Fan Lai,Tien Feng,Paul Chang Chung,Hung Mei,Li Hsiang-Chun,Yang Chi-Ching,Betty Loh Ti,Chiang Kuang-Chao

Director

Yuan Qiu-Feng

Writer

Weibang Ma-Xu

Producer

Run Run Shaw

Cinematography

Lam Kwok-Cheung

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0292367