Click here to copy URL

The Greatest Civil War on Earth

Add to lists

Original title

Nan bei he

Year

1961

Running time

108 min.

Country

Hong Kong

Director

Wong Tin-Lam

Screenwriter

Song Qi, Lipin Chen

Cast

Music

Liu Hongyuan, Hsieh Ping Yin

Cinematography

Luying He, Chao-Hsi Wang (B&W)

Producer

MP&GI

Genre

Comedy. Romance

Synopsis

Cantonese-speaking Cheung San Bo and Mandarin-speaking Li Si Bao are not only business partners but also roommates. But their differences in dialect and culture result in hilarious confusion, misunderstandings, and contentious rivalries. But when Liu’s daughter falls in love with a Cantonese pilot and Liang’s daughter wants to marry a Shanghainese man, the furious fathers join forces to stop the matches.

Movie Soulmates' ratings: Register so you can access movie recommendations tailored to your movie taste.
Friends' ratings: Register so you can check out ratings by your friends, family members, and like-minded members of the FA community.

Is the synopsis/plot summary missing? Do you want to report a spoiler, error or omission? Please send us a message.
If you are not a registered user please send us an email to [email protected]

All copyrighted material (movie posters, DVD covers, stills, trailers) and trademarks belong to their respective producers and/or distributors.

For US ratings information please visit: www.mpaa.org www.filmratings.com www.parentalguide.org

User history

The Greatest Civil War on Earth

1961

Wong Tin-Lam