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Labu dan Labi (1962)

Labu dan Labi poster
Directed by
P. Ramlee
Genre
buddy film, musical film
Country
Singapore
Runtime
1h 43m
Rated
U
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Two servants with wild imaginations work for a wealthy miser. They get into a series of over-the-top comedic situations. The film is presented like a stage pantomime with characters talking to the audience.

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What happens

Labu dan Labi (English: Labu And Labi) is a 1962 Singaporean Malay-language black-and-white buddy comedy film directed by and starring P. Ramlee. The movie was filmed in Singapore and it revolves around the antics of Labu and Labi, two servants with wild imaginations who work in the house of a wealthy but miserly man, Haji Bakhil bin Haji Kedekut. The movie is filmed in the style of a stage pantomime, with over-the-top comedy and featuring the characters occasionally breaking the fourth wall. The film's sequel is Nasib Si Labu Labi (The Fate of Labu and Labi or What Happened to Labu and Labi). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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