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Once a Thief

  • 6.7 /10

  • 170

  • 60%

Plot

Three orphans grow up to become art thieves under the tutelage of a crime boss. Romance complicates matters when the trio are double-crossed.

Cast

Chow Yun-Fat as Red Bean Puddin / Joe
Chow Yun-Fat

as Red Bean Puddin / Joe

Leslie Cheung as James / Jim
Leslie Cheung

as James / Jim

Cherie Chung Cho-Hung as Red Bean / Cherie
Cherie Chung Cho-Hung

as Red Bean / Cherie

Paul Chu Kong as Chu / Godfather
Paul Chu Kong

as Chu / Godfather

Kenneth Tsang as Chow / Dad
Kenneth Tsang

as Chow / Dad

Woo Fung as Mr. Cheung
Woo Fung

as Mr. Cheung

Pierre Yves Burton as Mr. Burton
Pierre Yves Burton

as Mr. Burton

John Tang Yat-Kwan as Young Red Bean Pudding / Young Joe
John Tang Yat-Kwan

as Young Red Bean Pudding / Young Joe

Tong Ka-Fai as Young James / Young Jim
Tong Ka-Fai

as Young James / Young Jim

Leila Tong as Young Red Bean / Young Cherie
Leila Tong

as Young Red Bean / Young Cherie

Movie Facts

Rated

  • R

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • February 2, 1991

Production Companies

  • Golden Princess Film Productions

  • John Woo Film Production

  • Milestone Pictures

Production Countries

  • Hong Kong

Spoken Language

  • 广州话 / 廣州話

  • 日本語

  • Français

  • English

Budget

  • $0.00

Revenue

  • $4,303,351.00

Runtime

  • 1.80 hrs

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Reviews

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.