The Mad Phoenix

The Mad Phoenix
Directed by Clifton Ko Chi Sum
Written byRaymond To Kwok-Wai
Produced by Clifton Ko Chi Sum
StarringTse Kwan-ho
Poon Chan-Leung
So Yuk-Wah
Elaine Ng Yi-Lei
James Wong Jim
Candy Hau Woon-Ling
Edited byClifton Ko Chi Sum
Release date
  • 15 May 1997 (1997-05-15)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguageCantonese
Box officeHK$3.807,000

The Mad Phoenix (Chinese: 南海十三郎) is a 1997 film written by Raymond To Kwok-Wai,[1] based on a drama of the same title, which depicts the life of the legend Cantonese Opera playwright Kong Yu-Kau. The film won the 17th Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Screenplay in 1998.[2]

  1. ^ "中六中國文學名著選讀簡介 - 南海十三郎" (PDF) (in Chinese). Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Awardee List of the 17th Hong Kong Film Awards". 26 April 1998. Retrieved 7 May 2018.