The House of 72 Tenants

1973

1h 38m

6.3(6 votes)

Comedy

Overview

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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Cast & Crew

62 members

Acting

嶽華

Fat Chai

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Tin Ching

Chow Bing-ken

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Ching Li

Ah Heung

Acting

胡锦

Landlady Pak Ku

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沈殿霞

Shanghai Po

Directing

楚原

Thief in the market

Acting

何守信

Ah Fook

Acting

Lau Yat-Fan

Police Constable 369

Acting

谷峰

Brother Fung

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鄭康業

Shanghai man

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Lee Sau-Kei

Wo Kee

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Ching Miao

Doctor Kim

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Leung Tin

Mr. Han Yi Shi

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羅蘭

Brothel mamasan

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南紅

Fook's Wife

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李修賢

Robs Ah Fook's wife

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歐陽莎菲

Mrs. Chan

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陳觀泰

Police Constable

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劉丹

Police Chief's Assistant

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Chan Mei-Hua

4th Sister

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Wong Ching-Ho

Uncle Yeung

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Karen Yip Leng-Chi

Mrs. Han

No Image

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Shih Szu

Olive Buying Student

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Wong Hon

Uncle Chan

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Liu Wu-Chi

15th Sister

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Lee Ho

Boss Ching's Birdcage Handler

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Wang Kuang-Yu

Robber

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Do Ping

Fireman

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鄭少秋

Fireman Cheng

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楊澤霖

Fireman

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許冠英

Fireman

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Wang Chung

Gambler Chung

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Lau Wai-Ling

Prostitute

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詹森

Brother Shum

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彭鵬

Fatso, Dealer

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Helen Ko Ti-Hua

Hostess

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Kong Ling

Hostess

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林風

Police Constable 147

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Tsung Hua

Rickshaw Puller

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Lily Ho

Fourth Sister

Directing

Cheng Kang

Boss Ching

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Sai Gwa-Pau

Taoist Priest

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Betty Pei Ti

Lady Boss of Brothel

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Luk Chin

Currency Exchanger

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Yau Chi-Wan

Ah Yin

No Image

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Law Hon

Police Constable 258

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俞明

Police Chief

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Ku Chiu-Chin

Olive Buying Student

No Image

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Yuan Man-Tzu

Tenant

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Acting

張作舟

Tenant

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呂紅

Tenant

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凌漢

Tenant

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李景帆

Tenant

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Chin Tsi-Ang

Tenant

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Chu Yau-Ko

Gambler

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Chu Gam

Ah Chu

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Ting Tung

Tenant

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Kwan Yan

Passerby

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Tang Wing-Siu

Tenant

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Cheung Si-Lok

Fook's Son

No Image

Acting

黃公武

Unknown Role

Writing

Wong Yuet-Ting

Unknown Role

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