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Dead Curse (1985) [N/A]

Featuring:
Angela Yu Chien, Szu-Ying Chien, Chow Fong

Written by:
Bo-Lun Lo

Directed by:
Biu Man Chang


Release Date:
November 21, 1985

Original Title:
猛鬼迫人

Alternate Titles:
復活・魔女の呪い アマゾネスキョンシーの謎

Genres:
Horror

Production Countries:
Hong Kong

Ratings / Certifications:
HK: III 

Runtime: 87

Overview from TheMovieDB

Inspector Ma raids a ceremony of the worshipers of Carla, as they are about to sacrifice a young girl. Ma shoots the witch, but she places a blood curse on his family. July 1985. Ma is now wheelchair-bound, and his family begins to suffer. Younger sister and photojournalist Mimi begins to see the witch, and even photographs her. Mimi's fiancee and cop Tse Ah Chiu doesn't believe in ghosts ... at first. Then two child ghosts come for Ma's young daughter Siu Yuk. She calls them "brother and sister E T"...

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Overview from Open Movies

Four years after killing the leader of cult. A police inspector's sister must work with a medium and a master of the mystic arts. In a race against time to save herself and her niece from a death curse.

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Rankings and Honors

Dead Curse (1985) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 5.0/10

Performers

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Production

Director:
Chang Biu-Man

Editor:
Wu Kee-Charm

Original Music Composer:
Tang Siu-Lam

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