The Private Eyes (1976)
1h 34m
Running Time
December 16, 1976Release Date
The Private Eyes (1976)
1h 34m
Running Time
December 16, 1976Release Date
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Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Michael Hui
Wong Yuk-see
Sam Hui Koon-Kit
Lee Kwok-kit
Ricky Hui
Pighead
Angie Chiu
Jacky
Richard Ng
Police Sargeant
Lo Wai-Chi
Mrs. Chow
Chu Mu
Mr. Chu
Lily Leung Shun-Yin
Mrs. Chu
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 16, 1976
Original Name半斤八兩
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 34m
Filming LocationsHong Kong, China
Genres
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Wiki.
The Private Eyes is a 1976 Hong Kong comedy film written, directed by and starring Michael Hui and co-starring his brothers Samuel Hui and Ricky Hui as well as Shih Kien and Richard Ng in his second film role. John Woo was the production designer and also co-director, though he was uncredited. Sammo Hung served as the film's action director and Jackie Chan was also a stuntman. This is the third film of the Hui Brothers and it is the first film that established the Hui Brothers' comedies internationally. It became the highest-grossing film in Hong Kong at the time.
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