The Witty Sorcerer (1931)
- Original title
- Zuo ci xi cao cao
- Directed by
- Lai Pak-hoi
- Genre
- silent film
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Rating
- 10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This is a silent comedy from 1931 about a sorcerer who plays tricks on a famous warlord. It is based on a classic Chinese novel.
playfullightheartedhistoricalcomicalold-fashionedcheerfulmischievous
What happens
The Witty Sorcerer, also known as Zuo ci xi cao, is a 1931 Hong Kong historical comedy-drama film, directed by Lai Pak-hoi. It was released on 14 March 1931 after Lai's other film The Pain of Separation and starred Lai himself and Xu Menghen. It is based on a story in the 14th-century historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms about Zuo Ci playing tricks on Cao Cao (played by Lai Pak-hoi). It was one of the earliest locally filmed Hong Kong feature films to become successful on a grand scale. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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