The Private Eyes

The Private Eyes (1976)

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

  • Genre: Comedy, Thriller
  • Release Date: 1976-12-16
  • User Rating: 6.3/10 from 29 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 34min
  • Language: 广州话 / 廣州話
  • Production Company: Hui's Film Production Co., Ltd.
  • Production Country: Hong Kong
  • Director: Michael Hui
star 6.3/10
From 29 Ratings

Summary

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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  • Michael Hui

    as Wong Yuk-see
  • Sam Hui Koon-Kit

    as Lee Kwok-kit
  • Ricky Hui

    as Pighead
  • Angie Chiu

    as Jacky
  • Richard Ng

    as Police Sergeant
  • Lo Wai-Chi

    as Mrs. Chow
  • Chu Mu

    as Mr. Chu
  • Lily Leung Shun-Yin

    as Mrs. Chu
  • Lai Siu-Fong

    as Mrs. Mok
  • Hsiao Yin-Fang

    as Manager Chan
  • Sek Kin

    as Head of gang of robbers
  • Melvin Wong Gam-Sam

    as Theatre robbery victim
  • Mars

    as Robber
  • Ko Hung

    as Biu
  • Jimmy Wang Yu

    as Actor in theatre movie
Writing Michael Hui Writer
Directing Michael Hui Director
Crew Sammo Hung Choreographer
Production Raymond Chow Man-Wai Producer
Costume & Make-Up Chu Sheng-Shi Costume Design
Sound Sam Hui Koon-Kit Original Music Composer
Editing Peter Cheung Yiu-Chung Editor
Camera Cheung Yiu-Cho Director of Photography
Art Chin Sam Art Direction

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