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The Doctor in Spite of Himself

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.

Top Cast

  • Cheung Tat-Ming

    Cheung Tat-Ming

    田七

  • Christine Ng Wing-Mei

    Christine Ng Wing-Mei

    蜜枣

  • Ada Choi Siu-Fan

    Ada Choi Siu-Fan

    当归

  • Wayne Lai Yiu-Cheung

    Wayne Lai Yiu-Cheung

    夏枯草

  • Joey Leung Wing-Chung

    Joey Leung Wing-Chung

  • Elvis Tsui Kam-Kong

    Elvis Tsui Kam-Kong

    Mayor Harm Kut

  • Simon Lui Yu-Yeung

    Simon Lui Yu-Yeung

    咸竹蜂

  • Benz Hui Siu-Hung

    Benz Hui Siu-Hung

  • Max Mok Siu-Chung

    Max Mok Siu-Chung

    Secret Officer Pak Yeung

Overview

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.

Rating

7.0 / 10
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Recommendations

Lawyer Lawyer

Stephen Chow plays a selfish yet in some places kind hearted barrister who tricks his servant in doing things for his own benefit. Eric Kot playing the servant is misguided by what he thinks is love and leaves Chow vowing that he will never need Chow's help again in life. Shortly afterwards Kot gets into some big trouble (due to be executed) with the British and calls on Chow for help. Chow tries to help his client, but is fish out of water when he has to fight this court room case according to western rules.

Lawyer Lawyer

6.4 1997