Phantom of the Theatre

Apr 29, 2016

1h 43m

★ 4.8

Overview

A haunted theatre, filled with the vengeful spirits of a tragically-trapped performance troupe murdered in a fire 13 years ago, waits for the once-grand palatial playhouse to re-open with a new show - and bring in new victims.

Genres

Drama

Horror

Mystery

Romance

Thriller

Production Companies

Distribution Workshop

Phantom of the Theatre Trailers

Cast

Meng Sifan/Kong Jin/Kong Lan

Ruby Lin

Gu Weibang

Tony Yang

Gu Mingshan

Simon Yam

Kong Shen

Jing Gangshan

Fei Lishi

Hung Huang

Tang Shirao

Lin Jiangguo

Adjutant

Hu Ming

Pan Ruyu

Natalie Meng Yao

Liu Kang

Wu Xudong

Wei Bang's Mother

Pat Ha Man-Jik

Butler

Han Zhi

Young Kong Lan

Zhang Zifeng

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