Lover at Large
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Sheila returns to Hong Kong for a summer reunion with her parents. However, she is distressed by her parents' quarrels. From their quarrels, Sheila soon finds out that her mother's, Myunt, love affair with an actor, Ho, in the past. Ho loved Myunt dearly. He even killed himself to protect her reputation. Sheila arranges a seance meeting between Ho and her mother. Something goes wrong and Ho is stranded in the human world. Gradually, Sheila falls in love with Ho. To her great dismay, Ho shows his love to Myunt only. Sheila thus helps him to be with Myunt again. Sheila's father is outraged. He calls on all celestial powers to send Ho back to the other world. Sheila throws herself to protect him. She is killed. In order to give Sheila a new life, Ho promises to return to ghost land and gives up any chance of a new incarnation, then Sheila revives.
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Cast
14 people
Sharla Cheung Man
Lily Lam
Known for
King of Beggars
Fight Back to School 2
Sheila Chan Suk-lan
Yan Yan
Known for
All's Well, Ends Well
All for the Winner
Sammo Hung Kam-bo
Known for
Ip Man 2
Project A
Jeffrey Lau Chun-wai
Known for
A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box
All for the Winner
Alexander Chan Mong-Wah
Known for
Double Tap
Mad World
David Wu
Leung Ho
Known for
Devils on the Doorstep
Farewell My Concubine
Gabriel Wong Yat-shan
Madonna / Fong
Known for
Fight Back to School
Flirting Scholar
Teddy Yip Wing-Cho
Lam Chi Ming / Lily's Father
Known for
The Killer
Police Story 2
Peter Chan Lung
Taoist Priest
Known for
Snake in the Eagle's Shadow
The Big Boss
Chan Sek
Known for
The Enforcer
The Bodyguard from Beijing
Ying-Hung Lau
Sister Yin
Sun Xing
Also in
Sunny Piggy
The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber
Alexander Chan Mong-Wah Director · Chan Yuen-Kai Cinematographer Hai Kit-Wai Editor
First release January 1, 1991 · Produced in Hong Kong SAR China · Production Bo Ho Film Company Ltd.
Production
Bo Ho Films
Production
Bo Ho Film Company Ltd.
Production
Hong Kong SAR China
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Original title
難得有情郎
Original language
Cantonese
Spoken on screen
Cantonese
Release dates
Hong Kong SAR China · January 1, 1991
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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