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Once a Thief (Chinese: 縱橫四海; Literal Title: Criss-Cross Over Four Seas) is a 1991 Hong Kong heist comedy film directed by John Woo, who also wrote the screenplay with Janet Chun and Clifton Ko. The film stars Chow Yun-fat, Leslie Cheung, Cherie Chung, Kenneth Tsang and Paul Chu.
Feb 2, 1991 · Once a Thief: Directed by John Woo. With Chow Yun-Fat, Leslie Cheung, Cherie Chung, Kong Chu. A romantic and action packed story of three best friends, a group of high end art thieves, who come into trouble when a love-triangle forms between them.
Made in the middle of John Woo’s most celebrated period – Once a Thief is an oddity, owing to a lighter tone and fits of slapstick buffoonery. When all you want is a million films in which a trench coat clad Chow Yun-Fat is using two guns at once, its hard not to resent babysitting sight gags.
Three Hong Kong art thieves, working the circuit in Europe, seek revenge after their boss, who trained them from childhood, double-crosses them.
Jan 14, 1994 · Once a Thief (1991) R 01/14/1994 (US) Action , Comedy , Thriller , Crime 1h 43m. User. Score. What's your Vibe ? Play Trailer. They only stop to reload. Overview. Three orphans grow up to become art thieves under the tutelage of a crime boss. Romance complicates matters when the trio are double-crossed. John Woo. Director, Screenplay.
A romantic and action packed story of three best friends, a group of high end art thieves, who come into trouble when a love-triangle forms between them. Once a Thief is an action/comedy/romance movie involving the plight of three master thieves (in the mode of Pink Panther).
Once a Thief (Chinese: 縱橫四海; pinyin: Zong heng si hai; Literal Title: Criss-Cross Over Four Seas) is a 1991 Hong Kong caper film written and directed by John Woo, starring Chow Yun-fat, Leslie Cheung, Cherie Chung, Kenneth Tsang, and Paul Chu.
