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The House of 72 Tenants
The House of 72 Tenants
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THE HOUSE OF 72 TENANTS

Chat sup yee ga fong hak

Directed by Chor Yuen
Hong Kong, 1973
Comedy

Synopsis

Writer-director Chor Yuen’s hit 1972 comedy The House of 72 Tenants is a colorful, innately human film about the Hong Kong common man. Set during a period of depression, the film chronicles the daily lives of a single urban building (the “house”) split up into several separate units.

Synopsis

Writer-director Chor Yuen’s hit 1972 comedy The House of 72 Tenants is a colorful, innately human film about the Hong Kong common man. Set during a period of depression, the film chronicles the daily lives of a single urban building (the “house”) split up into several separate units.