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The Private Eyes

1976 Hong Kong film directed by Michael Hui
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The Private Eyes

Summary

The Private Eyes is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (70 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Private Eyes's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Private Eyes was directed by Michael Hui[4].
  • Michael Hui wrote the screenplay for The Private Eyes[5].
  • The Private Eyes's composer is recorded as Samuel Hui[6].
  • The Private Eyes's composer is recorded as Lotus[7].
  • The Private Eyes's genre is comedy film[8].
  • The Private Eyes's genre is slapstick[9].
  • A cast member of The Private Eyes was Michael Hui[10].
  • A cast member of The Private Eyes was Samuel Hui[11].
  • A cast member of The Private Eyes was Ricky Hui[12].
  • A cast member of The Private Eyes was Shih Kien[13].
  • A cast member of The Private Eyes was Angie Chiu[14].
  • A cast member of The Private Eyes was Richard Ng[15].
  • A cast member of The Private Eyes was Chu Mu[16].
  • The Private Eyes was produced by Raymond Chow[17].
  • The Private Eyes's production company is recorded as Orange Sky Golden Harvest[18].
  • The Private Eyes's production company is recorded as Hui's Film Production[19].
  • The Private Eyes's director of photography is recorded as Yiu-Tsou Cheung[20].
  • The original language of The Private Eyes was Cantonese[21].
  • The Private Eyes's color is recorded as color[22].
  • The Private Eyes's country of origin is recorded as Hong Kong[23].
  • The Private Eyes was published on December 16, 1976[24].
  • The Private Eyes was released on June 30, 1977[25].
  • The Private Eyes was published on February 3, 1979[26].
  • The Private Eyes was released on November 1980[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Private Eyes was produced by Raymond Chow[17]. It was directed by Michael Hui[4]. Michael Hui wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Michael Hui[10], Samuel Hui[11], Ricky Hui[12], Shih Kien[13], Angie Chiu[14], and Richard Ng[15].

Publication

Publication dates include December 16, 1976[24], June 30, 1977[25], February 3, 1979[26], November 1980[27], May 14, 1981[28], and June 1, 1981[29]. The original language of The Private Eyes was Cantonese[21]. Genres include comedy film[8] and slapstick[9].

Why It Matters

The Private Eyes ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (70 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Related Entities

film Hong Kong

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 74179
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14821]]: 74179, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269672|batch #269672]]"
  2. 26d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Color → color
    Filming location → Hong Kong
    Duration → {'amount': '+94'}
    Instance of → film
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 81688, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269267|batch #269267]]"
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