The Doctor in Spite of Himself
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.
About The Doctor in Spite of Himself (1999)
Released in 1999, The Doctor in Spite of Himself is a comedy film (HK). It was directed by Roger Lau Kwok-Fai and written by Raymond To Kwok-Wai and Raymond Wong. The cast is led by Cheung Tat-Ming, Christine Ng Wing-mei, Ada Choi Siu-Fan, Wayne Lai Yiu-Cheung and Joey Leung Wing-Chung. With a runtime of 1h 29m, the film averages 7.0/10 across 1 TMDB ratings.
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