The Warlord

Overview

No list of the screen's comic geniuses would be complete without Michael Hui Kwun-man. He created a hilarious and lovable comic persona that was both uniquely Asian but also universally beloved. This, his first film, not only showcased his incomparable sense of humor but revolutionized Hong Kong comedy. Evoking Chaplin, he plays a warlord in early 20th Century China, but makes the role his own with both laughs and some of the sexiest ladies on the Shaw Brothers lot.

Directed by Li Han-Hsiang

Top cast

Michael Hui

Marshal Pang Ta Fu/Han Ta Fu

Chiang Nan

Counselor Yang Shu-Cheng

Chu Mu

Regiment Commander Hsieh

Wang Hsieh

Regiment Commander Chou

Lily Ho

Hsiao Lan Fang

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Tina Ti Na

Pang's 4th Mistress

Ling Ling

Pang's 18th mistress

Hu Chin

Mrs Kao Pai

Lam Wai-Tiu

Kao Cheng Pai

Wong Ching-Ho

Kao patriarch

Danny Lau Dan

Chi Pei Cheng

Hao Li-Jen

Tung Lao Cheng

Ku Wen-Chung

Japanese Ambassador Yoshida/Yamada

Tsung Hua

Major General Wen San

Ching Miao

Pang's step-father

Lu Wei

Horn player Wang Lao San

Stephen Tung Wai

Bad Luck

Gam Tin-Chue

Town mayor

Simon Yuen Siu-Tien

Bald man at the Kao Pai trial

Ho Wan-Tai

Wang De Biao

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