The Banquet (1991)

Original title

豪門夜宴

Directed by

Joe Cheung Tung-joe, Alfred Cheung, Tsui Hark, Clifton Ko

Genre

comedy film

Country

Hong Kong

Runtime

1h 37m

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 20 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A large group of Hong Kong celebrities gather for a charity comedy about a wealthy family throwing a big party. The film was made quickly to raise money for flood relief in mainland China.

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What happens

The Banquet (in Chinese 豪門夜宴), also known as Party of a Wealthy Family, is a 1991 Hong Kong comedy film. A remake of the 1959 Hong Kong film Feast of a Rich Family, it was quickly filmed for a Hong Kong flood relief charity, after the Yangtze River flooded in July of that year, killing over 1,700 people and displacing many more in the eastern and southern regions of mainland China. A large ensemble of actors and crew (including multiple directors and cinematographers) worked on the film, many in supporting roles and cameos. The principal star is Eric Tsang. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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