The Mid-Nightmare (1962)

夜半歌声 上集

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.

Date of release
1962-12-20
TMDB
6.8 / 10 (2)
Runtime
1h 36m
Genres
Drama, History, Horror
Director
Yuan Qiu-Feng

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