
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.
| Release Date | May 22, 1999 | |
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| Status | Released | |
| Original Title | The Doctor in Spite of Himself | |
| Runtime | 1h 29min | |
| Budget | — | |
| Revenue | — | |
| Language | Cantonese | |
| Original Language | cn | |
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