Director

Wong Fung

Directing

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Directed movies: 22Directed series: 0All crew credits: 29

TMDB ID: 1169409

IMDb ID: nm0939064

Known for: Directing

Born: January 1, 1923

Age: 103

Place of birth: Guilin, Guangxi, China

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1956 - 1980

Years active: 25

Wikidata: Q117955508

Also known as

王風 • Wang Feng • Fung Wong • Feng Wang

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Director (21)Assistant Director (1)Writer (4)Screenplay (3)

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Biography

Born in 1923 and a native of Guangxi, Wang Feng aka Wong Fung, started his career as a scriptwriter in 1950. He wrote over a hundred scripts for Cantonese movies, including 42 of the popular "Huang Fei-hung" serial. In 1959 he made his directorial debut in "White-Haired Madam Su Is Pregnant", and subsequently directed 67 Cantonese movies. Wang opened a movie production company, and soon joined Shaw Brothers in 1973. He produced many well received movies based on folklores. "Emperor Chien Lung" was then a box office record. Retired from screen after "Curse of Evil", he passed away in Australia in the mid 80s. From the Celestial DVD release of "Rivals of Kung Fu".

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