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The Contract

1978 film by Michael Hui
Movie film Q1028669
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The Contract

Summary

The Contract is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (62 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Contract's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Contract was directed by Michael Hui[4].
  • Michael Hui wrote the screenplay for The Contract[5].
  • The Contract's composer is recorded as Samuel Hui[6].
  • The Contract's genre is comedy film[7].
  • The Contract's genre is slapstick[8].
  • A cast member of The Contract was Michael Hui[9].
  • A cast member of The Contract was Samuel Hui[10].
  • A cast member of The Contract was Ricky Hui[11].
  • The Contract was produced by Raymond Chow[12].
  • The Contract's production company is recorded as Orange Sky Golden Harvest[13].
  • The Contract's production company is recorded as Hui's Film Production[14].
  • The Contract's director of photography is recorded as Tom Lau Moon-Tong[15].
  • The original language of The Contract was Cantonese[16].
  • The Contract's color is recorded as color[17].
  • The Contract's country of origin is recorded as Hong Kong[18].
  • The Contract was published on August 3, 1978[19].
  • The Contract was published on May 26, 1979[20].
  • The Contract's narrative location is recorded as Hong Kong[21].
  • The Contract's film editor is recorded as Peter Cheung[22].
  • The Contract's title is recorded as Mai sun kai[23].
  • The Contract's duration is recorded as {'amount': '+96'}[24].
  • The Contract's P14821 is recorded as 77892[25].

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Authorship and Creation

The Contract was produced by Raymond Chow[12]. It was directed by Michael Hui[4]. Michael Hui wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Michael Hui[9], Samuel Hui[10], and Ricky Hui[11].

Publication

Publication dates include August 3, 1978[19] and May 26, 1979[20]. The original language of The Contract was Cantonese[16]. Genres include comedy film[7] and slapstick[8].

Why It Matters

The Contract ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (62 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

Related Entities

film Hong Kong

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Director of photography → Tom Lau Moon-Tong
    Country of origin → —
    Publication date → —
    P14821 → 77892
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14821]]: 77892, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269764|batch #269764]]"
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