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The House of 72 Tenants
The House of 72 Tenants

The House of 72 Tenants

Genres

Comedy

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Set during a period of depression, the film chronicles the daily lives of a single urban building split up into several separate units, and the actual people that dwell within.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Runtime

98 mins

Rating

6.3/10

Release Date

21 September 1973

Country

Hong Kong

Cast

Elliot Ngok Wah

Elliot Ngok Wah

Fat Chai

Tin Ching

Tin Ching

Chow Bing-ken

Ching Li

Ching Li

Ah Heung

Hu Chin

Hu Chin

Landlady Pak Ku

Lydia Shum Tin-Ha

Lydia Shum Tin-Ha

Shanghai Po

Chor Yuen

Chor Yuen

Thief in the market

Sau Sun Ho

Sau Sun Ho

Ah Fook

Lau Yat-Fan

Lau Yat-Fan

Police Constable 369

Ku Feng

Ku Feng

Brother Fung

Cheng Kang-Yeh

Cheng Kang-Yeh

Shanghai man

Lee Sau-Kei

Lee Sau-Kei

Wo Kee

Ching Miao

Ching Miao

Doctor Kim

Leung Tin

Leung Tin

Mr. Han Yi Shi

Helena Law Lan

Helena Law Lan

Brothel mamasan

Nam Hung

Nam Hung

Fook's Wife

Danny Lee Sau-Yin

Danny Lee Sau-Yin

Robs Ah Fook's wife

Ou-Yang Sha-Fei

Ou-Yang Sha-Fei

Mrs. Chan

Chen Kuan-Tai

Chen Kuan-Tai

Police Constable

Danny Lau Dan

Danny Lau Dan

Police Chief's Assistant

Chan Mei-Hua

Chan Mei-Hua

4th Sister

Wong Ching-Ho

Wong Ching-Ho

Uncle Yeung

Karen Yip Leng-Chi

Karen Yip Leng-Chi

Mrs. Han

Shih Szu

Shih Szu

Olive Buying Student

Wong Hon

Wong Hon

Uncle Chan

Liu Wu-Chi

Liu Wu-Chi

15th Sister

Lee Ho

Lee Ho

Boss Ching's Birdcage Handler

Wang Kuang-Yu

Wang Kuang-Yu

Robber

Do Ping

Do Ping

Fireman

Adam Cheng Siu-Chow

Adam Cheng Siu-Chow

Fireman Cheng

Yeung Chak-Lam

Yeung Chak-Lam

Fireman

Ricky Hui Koon-Ying

Ricky Hui Koon-Ying

Fireman

Wang Chung

Wang Chung

Gambler Chung

Lau Wai-Ling

Lau Wai-Ling

Prostitute

Chan Shen

Chan Shen

Brother Shum

Pang Pang

Pang Pang

Fatso, Dealer

Helen Ko Ti-Hua

Helen Ko Ti-Hua

Hostess

Kong Ling

Kong Ling

Hostess

Lam Fung

Lam Fung

Police Constable 147

Tsung Hua

Tsung Hua

Rickshaw Puller

Lily Ho

Lily Ho

Fourth Sister

Cheng Kang

Cheng Kang

Boss Ching

Sai Gwa-Pau

Sai Gwa-Pau

Taoist Priest

Betty Pei Ti

Betty Pei Ti

Lady Boss of Brothel

Luk Chin

Luk Chin

Currency Exchanger

Yau Chi-Wan

Yau Chi-Wan

Ah Yin

Law Hon

Law Hon

Police Constable 258

Yue Ming

Yue Ming

Police Chief

Ku Chiu-Chin

Ku Chiu-Chin

Olive Buying Student

Yuan Man-Tzu

Yuan Man-Tzu

Tenant

Cheung Chok-Chow

Cheung Chok-Chow

Tenant

Lui Hung

Lui Hung

Tenant

Ling Hon

Ling Hon

Tenant

Lee Ging-Fan

Lee Ging-Fan

Tenant

Mama Hung

Mama Hung

Tenant

Chu Yau-Ko

Chu Yau-Ko

Gambler

Chu Gam

Chu Gam

Ah Chu

Ting Tung

Ting Tung

Tenant

Kwan Yan

Kwan Yan

Passerby

Tang Wing-Siu

Tang Wing-Siu

Tenant

Cheung Si-Lok

Cheung Si-Lok

Fook's Son

Wong Kung-Miu

Wong Kung-Miu

Wong Yuet-Ting

Wong Yuet-Ting

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