Plot Summary
Based on the Moliere play of the same name. A woodcutter often gets drunk and beats his hot-tempered wife. One day after being beaten, she decides to take revenge on her husband. An old servant is sent to the village by a fabulously rich merchant, to look for a doctor to cure his daughter who is taken ill. Choi realizes this is her opportunity to set up her husband. She tells the servant that her husband is a painfully modest miracle doctor who will only reveal his true identity and skills after being severely beaten.
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Director & Crew
Roger Lau Kwok-Fai
Director
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The Doctor in Spite of Himself was directed by Roger Lau Kwok-Fai and released in 1999.
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The Doctor in Spite of Himself has a runtime of 1 hours and 29 minutes.
Movie Details
- Release Date
- 1999-05-22
- Status
- Released