The House That Never Dies

The House That Never Dies (2014)

京城81号

Story based on the legendary mansion at No. 81 on Chaoyangmennei Street in Beijing, which local legend says is haunted by the ghost of a Kuomintang official's wife, who committed suicide in the home around the time of the Cultural Revolution. The film follows Xu Ruoqing a woman whose presence in the notorious mansion draws up the spirits that have taken residence there.

Date of release
2014-07-18
TMDB
4.7 / 10 (16)
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Drama, Horror, Romance, Mystery
Director
Raymond Yip Wai-Man
Collection
京城81号（系列）

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Beijing

The House That Never Dies is a 2014 Chinese 3D thriller film directed by Raymond Yip. The story is based on that of a purportedly haunted mansion, Chaonei No. 81, which is located on No. 81 Chaoyangmen Inner Street in Beijing, China.

Production

To enhance the horror effects, the producers decided to make it a true 3D thriller by using 3D cameras exclusively throughout the film. The director Raymond Yip also paid attention to the layout of the house as it was during imperial times. The pre-production preparations for The House That Never Dies took three years, whilst production for the film took one year. The filming crew visited Chaonei No. 81 and collected over 3,000 pages of data.

Most of the scenes of the film were shot in Beijing and Wuxi, a city in southeast China's Jiangsu province.

13 May 2014, Chinese title Chao Nei 81 Hao (朝內81號) was renamed Jing Cheng 81 Hao (京城81號).

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