The Contract
1978, Chinese. Directed by Michael Hui Koon-man.
Struggling actor Chih-Wen (Michael Hui) got a raw deal from his company, MTV Studios. He signed a binding 8-year contract with the studio and was only given one opportunity to perform live thus far. Soon, he received a better deal with a rival company, who promised a 5-year contract and better opportunities to perform and make money. Since he cannot start working for the new company because of his current 8-year contract with MTV, he and his scientist-aspiring brother (Ricky Hui), with the help of magician Shih-Chieh (Sam Hui), attempt to steal the contract from his ruthless manager.
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Chinese
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Cast & crew
- Michael Hui Koon-manDirector
- Michael Hui Koon-manSit Chi Man
- Sam HuiChu Sai Kit
- Ricky Hui Koon-YingSit Chi Ying
- Tiffany Bao Chui-LingMs. Wang
- Ellen Lau Guen-GuenChu Ling Ling
- Yeung WaiMs. Wang's Eye-patch Assistant
- Cheng Fu-HungKing Kong
- Russell CawthorneGuru
- Chan Ging-CheungMTV Chairman
- Cheng Siu-PingMrs Li
- Gwong Gwan-LangMr. Kuang
- Lee Pang-FeiCat TV manager
Details
- Released
- 2 August 1978
- Original title
- 賣身契
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Written by
- Michael Hui Koon-man
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The Contract runs 96 minutes (1h 36m).
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Who directed The Contract?
The Contract (1978) was directed by Michael Hui Koon-man and stars Michael Hui Koon-man, Sam Hui, Ricky Hui Koon-Ying.