The Private Eyes (1976 film)

The Private Eyes
Traditional Chinese	半斤八両
Simplified Chinese	半斤八两
Literal meaning	six of one, half a dozen of the other
Hanyu Pinyin	Bàn Jīn Bā Liǎng
Jyutping	Bun3 Gan1 Baat3 Leong2
Directed by	Michael Hui
Written by	Michael Hui
Produced by	Raymond Chow
Starring	Michael Hui Samuel Hui Ricky Hui
Cinematography	Cheung Yiu-cho
Edited by	Peter Cheung
Music by	Samuel Hui The Lotus
Production companies	Golden Harvest Hui's Film Production
Distributed by	Golden Harvest
Release date	16 December 1976 (1976-12-16)
Running time	94 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese
Box office	US$16.7 million (Asia)

The Private Eyes is a 1976 Hong Kong comedy film written, directed by and starring Michael Hui and co-starring his brothers Samuel Hui and Ricky Hui as well as Shih Kien and Richard Ng in his second film role. John Woo was the production designer and also co-director, though he was uncredited.^[1] Sammo Hung served as the film's action director and Jackie Chan was also a stuntman. This is the third film of the Hui Brothers and it is the first film that established the Hui Brothers' comedies internationally. It became the highest-grossing film in Hong Kong at the time.