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Crime. Drama. Thriller. Black and White. San Francisco ex-con Eddie Pedak wants to go straight, but local cop Mike Vido, motivated by a personal vendetta, keeps harassing him while Eddie’s brother Walter wants Eddie for one last major heist.
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Once a Thief (1965, Dir. Ralph Nelson): The opening of Once a Thief is a literal hoot and a holler that catapults us back to San Francisco of the mid-sixties.Within a smoky jazz club, a drummer (Russell Lee) goes to town on a solo, the rolling thunder of his sticks interrupted by random conversations among beatniks in the crowd, a veritable Greek chorus of hipsters.
Jul 13, 2015 · Zekial Marko, the author of the novel on which Once a Thief is based, gives a surprising performance as Luke, a druggie beatnik friend of Eddie’s who has been picked up by the cops for the death of a woman living in his apartment. Marko, a convicted felon who spent some time in jail prior to becoming an author, wrote mysteries and thrillers ...
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.
Aug 31, 2020 · Once a Thief was based on Marko’s novel “Scratch a Thief,” and this was his first screenplay. Marko had a small role in the film and spent time in jail on criminal charges during the shoot. The noir melodrama is impressively tough and laconic, but ultimately its tone might have been too much of gloom and doom to find appreciative audiences.
Running time. 67 minutes. Country. United Kingdom. Language. English. Once a Thief is a 1935 British, black-and-white, crime film directed by George Pearson and starring John Stuart as Roger Drummond. [1] It was produced by British & Dominions Film Corporation and Paramount British Pictures .
