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Ma-Xu Weibang (simplified Chinese: 马徐维邦; traditional Chinese: 馬徐維邦; pinyin: Mǎ-Xú Wéibāng; 1905–1961) was a Chinese film director active in mainland China from the 1920s to 1940s, and later in Hong Kong, perhaps best known for his work in the horror genre, the most important unarguably being The Phantom of the Opera ...
Song at Midnight (simplified Chinese: 夜半歌声; traditional Chinese: 夜半歌聲; pinyin: Yèbàn gēshēng, also known as Midnight Song, Singing at Midnight or literally "Midnight Voice") is a 1937 Chinese film directed by Ma-Xu Weibang, a director best known for his work in the horror genre.
Oct 11, 2019 · With Song at Midnight, director Mǎ-Xú Wéibāng 马徐维邦 would become the father of Chinese horror cinema. Based on Gaston Leroux’s Phantom of the Opera, and inspired by Lon Chaney’s classic Hollywood adaptation of the tale, Ma-Xu’s rendition was very much a unique take.
Weibang Ma-Xu was born in 1905 in Zhejiang, China. He was a director and writer, known for Qiu Haitang (1943), Ye ban ge sheng (1937) and Dangerous Beauty (1956). He died in 1961 in Hong Kong.
Ma-Xu Weibang was a Chinese film director active in mainland China from the 1920s to 1940s, and later in Hong Kong, perhaps best known for his work in the horror genre, the most important unarguably being the The Phantom of the Opera-inspired, Song at Midnight.
Apr 13, 2014 · Song at Midnight is essentially a remake of The Phantom of the Opera from Chinese writer/director Weibang Ma-Xu. This is the first horror film from China. The film was widely panned by...
Ma-Tsui Wai-Bong, Maxu Weibang, Ma-Chui Wai-Bong Born: 1905 (China) - Died: February 14th, 1961
