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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.
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- Action, Comedy, Crime
- John Woo
- 1991-02-02
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.
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- John Woo
Three Hong Kong art thieves, working the circuit in Europe, seek revenge after their boss, who trained them from childhood, double-crosses them.
- John Woo
- Chow Yun-Fat
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.