Once a Thief (1991)

★ 6.9 1h 48m 189 votes IMDb
Action Comedy Thriller Crime
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Three orphans grow up to become art thieves under the tutelage of a crime boss. Romance complicates matters when the trio are double-crossed.

Once a Thief

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Cast

Chow Yun-Fat
Chow Yun-Fat as Red Bean Puddin / Joe Age 71 · Hong Kong, China Chow Yun-Fat (Chinese: 周潤發, born 18 May 1955), previously known as Donald Chow, is a Hong Kong actor. He is perhaps best known for his collaborations with filmmaker John Woo in the five Hong Kong acti...
Leslie Cheung
Leslie Cheung as James / Jim Died 2003 · Hong Kong, British Crown Colony Cheung Kwok-Wing (Chinese: 張國榮, English name: Leslie, September 12, 1956 – April 1, 2003) was a Hong Kong Canadian singer and actor. Born in Hong Kong, Leslie Cheung moved to the United Kingdom in 19...
Cherie Chung Cho-Hung
Cherie Chung Cho-Hung as Red Bean / Cherie Age 66 · Hong Kong, China Cherie Chung Cho-Hung (born February 16, 1960) is a retired Hong Kong actress arguably considered the queen of '80s Hong Hong cinema. After being the third runner-up in the Miss Hong Kong beauty pagea...
Paul Chu Kong
Paul Chu Kong as Chu / Godfather Paul Chu Kong began acting in films in 1960 – appearing in that decade in films such as "The Elevator Murder Case", "Mother and Son", "Girl Spy 001", "Doomed Love" – and made the transition to some de...
Kenneth Tsang
Kenneth Tsang as Chow / Dad Died 2022 · Hong Kong Kenneth Tsang Kong (5 October 1935 – 27 April 2022) was a Hong Kong actor. Tsang's career spanned 50 years and included a variety of acting roles. Tsang won the Best Supporting Actor Award at the 34th...
Woo Fung
Woo Fung as Mr. Cheung Age 94 · Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China Woo Fung was born on 18 January 1932 in Guangzhou, Guangdong, Republic of China. He is an actor and director, known for Police Story (1985), Da teng (1979) and Plain Jane to the Rescue (1982). He was...
Director John Woo
Cast Chow Yun-Fat, Leslie Cheung, Cherie Chung Cho-Hung, Paul Chu Kong, Kenneth Tsang, Woo Fung, Pierre Yves Burton, John Tang Yat-Kwan, Tong Ka-Fai, Leila Tong

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ColinJ Feb 16, 2017
John Woo's breezy crowd-pleaser works in fits and starts, though comedy is clearly not his forte.

It mostly exists to showcase the beauty and charisma of its stars.

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