Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils (film)

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Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils
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Traditional Chinese 天龍八部
Simplified Chinese 天龙八部
Hanyu Pinyin Tiān Lóng Bā Bù
Directed bySiu Sang
Written by Louis Cha
Produced bySiu Sang
Starring Norman Chui
Kent Tong
Felix Wong
Idy Chan
Lam Jan-kei
Austin Wai
Release date
  • 1984 (1984)
Running time
Approximately 90 min.
CountryHong Kong
LanguagesCantonese
Mandarin

Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, also known as Dragon Story, is a 1984 Hong Kong film based on Louis Cha's novel of the same title. The film was directed and produced by Siu Sang and starred Norman Chui, Kent Tong, Felix Wong, Idy Chan, Lam Jan-kei and Austin Wai. The film is not to be confused with the television series of the same title produced by TVB, which was also released in the same year and shared some common cast members (Tong, Wong and Chan played the same roles in the television series as well).

Cast

Note: Some of the characters' names are in Cantonese romanisation.


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