Film · 1991
Once a Thief
1h 48mRDirected by John Woo
- Action
- Comedy
- Thriller
- Crime
They only stop to reload.
Three orphans grow up to become art thieves under the tutelage of a crime boss. Romance complicates matters when the trio are double-crossed.
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Cast
Chow Yun-FatRed Bean Puddin / Joe
Leslie Cheung Kwok-wingJames / Jim
Cherie Chung Cho-HungRed Bean / Cherie
Paul Chu KongChu / Godfather
Kenneth TsangChow / Dad
Woo FungMr. Cheung- Pierre Yves BurtonMr. Burton
John Tang Yat-kwanYoung Red Bean Pudding / Young Joe
Tong Ka-FaiYoung James / Young Jim
Leila TongYoung Red Bean / Young Cherie
David WuAuctioneer
John WooStanley Wu
Details
- Director
- John Woo
- Story
- John Woo
- Music
- Violet Lam
- Cinematography
- William Yim Wai-Lun, Poon Hang-Sang
- Editor
- David Wu
- Producer
- Linda Kuk Mei-Lai, Terence Chang
- Release
- February 2, 1991
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Rated
- R
- Language
- Cantonese, English, French
- Studio
- Golden Princess Film Productions, John Woo Film Production, Milestone Pictures
- TMDB score
- 6.9 / 10 from 192 votes
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