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Once a Thief

02/02/1991

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1hr 48min

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Action

,Comedy

,Thriller

,Crime

They only stop to reload.

STORY

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 & CREW

    Cast

  • Chow Yun-Fat
  • Leslie Cheung
  • Cherie Chung Cho-Hung
  • Paul Chu Kong
  • Kenneth Tsang

    Directors

  • John Woo
  • Clifton Ko Chi-Sum
  • Janet Chun Siu-Chun

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Milestone Productions
  • Golden Princess Film Productions
  • John Woo Film Production

    Production Countries

  • Hong Kong

LANGUAGES

  • Cantonese
  • English
  • French
  • Japanese

Cast

Chow Yun-Fat

Red Bean Puddin / Joe

Leslie Cheung

James / Jim

Cherie Chung Cho-Hung

Red Bean / Cherie

Paul Chu Kong

Chu / Godfather

Kenneth Tsang

Chow / Dad

Woo Fung

Mr. Cheung

Pierre Yves Burton

Mr. Burton

John Tang Yat-Kwan

Young Red Bean Pudding / Young Joe

Tong Ka-Fai

Young James / Young Jim

Leila Tong

Young Red Bean / Young Cherie

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