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The Private Eyes (1976)

ALL 12/16/1976 (cn) Comedy, Thriller 94 Min
  • Release
    12/16/1976
  • Production
    Hui's Film Production Co., Ltd., Orange Sky Golden Harvest, Golden Harvest Company
  • Rotten tomato
    63%
  • Original title
    半斤八兩
  • Original language
    cn
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

Asia's top international comedy star creates the world's funniest private-eye.

Overview

The film revolves around the exploits of a detective agency in Hong Kong called Mannix Private Detective Agency. It is headed by private detective Wong Yeuk Sze (Michael Hui) with his emotionally drained assistant Puffy (Ricky Hui). Meanwhile, Lee Kwok Kit (Samuel Hui), a kung fu expert, who works at a Vitasoy plant factory and spends most of the time doing kung fu tricks to impress a girl, ultimately loses his job. Seeking to find another line of work, Lee attempts to joins Wong's detective agency. Despite Lee's impression with his kung fu talent which involves his snatching trick, Wong was not impressed. Then, as it appears that Lee would not get the job, Wong discovers that his wallet was missing and was presumed stolen by one bystander who bumped into them. Lee intercepts him and recovers the wallet, thus impressed Wong to hire him for the job.

  1. Michael Hui

    Director

  2. Story



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Casts

  1. Michael Hui

    Wong Yuk-see

  2. Sam Hui Koon-Kit

    Lee Kwok-kit

  3. Ricky Hui

    Pighead

  4. Angie Chiu

    Jacky

  5. Richard Ng

    Police Sergeant

  6. Lo Wai-Chi

    Mrs. Chow

  7. Chu Mu

    Mr. Chu

  8. Lily Leung Shun-Yin

    Mrs. Chu

  9. Lai Siu-Fong

    Mrs. Mok

  10. Hsiao Yin-Fang

    Manager Chan

  11. Sek Kin

    Head of gang of robbers

  12. Melvin Wong Gam-Sam

    Theatre robbery victim

  13. Mars

    Robber

  14. Ko Hung

    Biu

  15. Jimmy Wang Yu

    Actor in theatre movie

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 15 , Crews : 9

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The Private Eyes (1976) 94 Min

ALL 12/16/1976 (cn)
Comedy, Thriller
  • Release 12/16/1976
  • Production
    Hui's Film Production Co., Ltd., Orange Sky Golden Harvest, Golden Harvest Company
  • Original title 半斤八兩
  • cn
  • Revenue0.00

Asia's top international comedy star creates the world's funniest private-eye.

Overview

The film revolves around the exploits of a detective agency in Hong Kong called Mannix Private Detective Agency. It is headed by private detective Wong Yeuk Sze (Michael Hui) with his emotionally drained assistant Puffy (Ricky Hui). Meanwhile, Lee Kwok Kit (Samuel Hui), a kung fu expert, who works at a Vitasoy plant factory and spends most of the time doing kung fu tricks to impress a girl, ultimately loses his job. Seeking to find another line of work, Lee attempts to joins Wong's detective agency. Despite Lee's impression with his kung fu talent which involves his snatching trick, Wong was not impressed. Then, as it appears that Lee would not get the job, Wong discovers that his wallet was missing and was presumed stolen by one bystander who bumped into them. Lee intercepts him and recovers the wallet, thus impressed Wong to hire him for the job.

  1. Michael Hui

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Peter Cheung Yiu-Chung

    Editor

  4. Raymond Chow Man-Wai

    Producer



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