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The Greatest Wedding on Earth

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The Greatest Wedding on Earth
Directed byTian-Lin Wang
Screenplay byEileen Chang
Yuen Chor
Produced byRobert Chung
StarringLouming Bai
Kelly Lai Chen
Ching Cheung
CinematographyChieh Fan
Edited byChao-Hsi Wang
Production
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Release date
  • 11 October 1962 (1962-10-11) (Hong Kong)
LanguageMandarin

The Greatest Wedding on Earth (aka Nan bei yi jia qin, Chinese: 南北一家亲) is a 1962 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Tian-Lin Wang, and written by Eileen Chang and Yuen Chor.[1][2]

Plot

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A rivalry between two local restaurateurs (one serving Cantonese food and one serving northern cuisine) heats up when their children decide to get married.[3][4]

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Louie, Kam (1 March 2012). Eileen Chang: Romancing Languages, Cultures and Genres. Hong Kong University Press. ISBN 9789888083794.
  2. ^ Stokes, Lisa Odham (5 February 2007). Historical Dictionary of Hong Kong Cinema. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810864580.
  3. ^ Kar, Law; Bren, Frank; Ho, Sam (2004). Hong Kong Cinema: A Cross-cultural View. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810849860.
  4. ^ "50s-60s Cathay comedy, text version". www.ejumpcut.org. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Art house: Double Bliss celebrates the spirit of 1971". South China Morning Post. 22 January 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2019.