The House of 72 Tenants
The House of 72 Tenants (七十二家房客) is a 1973 Hong Kong film directed by Chor Yuen. It is a remake of a 1963 Chinese film of the same name. It was the top box office film of 1973 in Hong Kong, surpassing Bruce Lee's Enter the Dragon.
Plot
The 72 inhabitants of a dilapidated tenement live under the thumb of a heartless landlady and her sleazy husband. The arrival of a defiant new tenant, the cobbler Fat Chai, sets their downfall in motion. The residents pool their resources to prevent evictions, deflect targeted harassment by a corrupt policeman, rescue the landlords' adopted daughter from a life of torment, and ultimately prevent their home from being sold and turned into a brothel.
More details
author | Chor Yuen |
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director | Chor Yuen |
genre | comedy-drama |
keywords | adopted daughter |
musicBy | Frankie Chan |
producer | Run Run Shaw |
productionCompany | Shaw Brothers Studio TVB |
publisher | Shaw Brothers Studio |