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The Detective

1966-05-04 · 101 min · Not rated

Mystery

Ho Pui-lan was the secretary of the writer Wu Him, but she died suddenly at home. Ho's mother commissioned private detective Chan Kin-chau to investigate and found out that Pui-lan and Him were having an extra-marital affair, and also discovered that the contents of Him's fiction were similar to the contents of Pui-lan's suicide note. When Kin-chau finds out that the contents of Him's fiction are similar to the contents of Pui-lan's suicide note, he and Pei Lan's sister Yuk-lan reenact the murder case, and Him is stimulated and hallucinated to reveal the truth of the murder...

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Directors
Tso Kea
Production companies
San Aau (Xinyi) Movie-Making Company
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Top Cast

Patrick Tse YinPatrick Tse YinChan Kin-chau
Chow ChungChow ChungNg Ying-lin
Chan Tsai-ChungHo Yuk-lan
Wong WaiWong WaiPolice Sergeant/ Cheung Yu-shing
Shih KienShih KienWu Him
Helena Law LanHelena Law LanMrs Wu
Seung-Goon YukSeung-Goon YukHo Pui-lan
Ai Tong-KuaAi Tong-KuaChan Kin-chau's assistant/ Fuk the Shortie
Ma Siu-YingMa Siu-YingHo Pui-lan and Yuk-lan's mother
Chu Siu-BohChu Siu-Boh
Tang CheungTang CheungGoon
Wong Hon
Ho Pak-KwongHo Pak-KwongWaiter
Tai Sang-PoServant
Heung HoiTruck driver

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