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  • The Contract (1978)
  • Not Rated
    96 min | Comedy
The Contract (1978)
Not Rated
96 min | Comedy

Struggling actor Chih-Wen (Michael Hui) got a raw deal from his company, MTV Studios, by signing a binding 8-year contract and was only given one opportunity to perform live thus far. Soon, he received a better deal with a rival company, ...See moreStruggling actor Chih-Wen (Michael Hui) got a raw deal from his company, MTV Studios, by signing a binding 8-year contract 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), attempts to steal the contract from his ruthless manager. Written by Oliver Chu See less
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Director
Writers
Michael Hui | Chi-Hung So (original screenplay)
Producer
Raymond Man-Wai Chow (as Raymond Chow)
Composer
Cinematographer
Moon-Tong Lau (as Tom Lau)
Editor
Peter Cheung (as Yao-Chung Chang)
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Updated Aug 3, 1978

Release date
Aug 3, 1978 (Hong Kong)

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22 cast members
Name Known for
Michael Hui
Chih-Wen Chih-Wen   See fewer
Samuel Hui
Shih-Chieh Shih-Chieh   See fewer
Tiffany Bao
Manager Wang Manager Wang   See fewer
Fu-Hsiung Cheng
King Kong King Kong   See fewer
Wei Yang
Eyepatch Eyepatch   See fewer
Ellen Lau
Chu Ling Ling Chu Ling Ling   See fewer
Russell Cawthorne
Magician Magician   See fewer
Lau Gam
Wen's Mother Wen's Mother   See fewer
Ging-Cheung Chan
MTV Board Chairman MTV Board Chairman   See fewer
Siu Ping Cheng
Mrs. Li Mrs. Li   See fewer
Peng-Fei Li
Cat TV Manager (as Pang-Fei Lee) Cat TV Manager (as Pang-Fei Lee)   See fewer
Louis Kwong
Mr. Kuang Mr. Kuang   See fewer
Chun Chin
MTV Board Member (as Kwan Kam) MTV Board Member (as Kwan Kam)   See fewer
Tien-Chu Chin
MTV Board Member (as Tin-Chue Gam) MTV Board Member (as Tin-Chue Gam)   See fewer
Shih-Ou Chang
Audience Member at Magic Show (as Sek-Au Cheung) Audience Member at Magic Show (as Sek-Au Cheung)   See fewer
Yun-Sheng Pan
Audience Member at Alien Show Audience Member at Alien Show   See fewer
Johnny Koo
Bank Robber Bank Robber   See fewer
Patti D'Arbanville
Cat TV Assistant Cat TV Assistant   See fewer
Ju Fang
Lady in Elevator Lady in Elevator   See fewer
Tsun Liu
Actor Actor   See fewer
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