Premiere
2
Feb1991
Box office
Gross$4M
About
Synopsis
Once a Thief (縱橫四海, 1991) is a Hong Kong action-comedy you can watch online on iFILM, directed by John Woo and starring Chow Yun-Fat, Leslie Cheung, and Cherie Chung Cho-Hung as a trio of art thieves who grew up together in a mob-run orphanage.
Joe, Jim and Cherie are good at exactly one thing: stealing paintings from auction houses and private galleries without leaving a trace. Cherie is done with the life. The men promise one final score — and walk straight into a trap set by the same crime boss who raised them.
Made between Hard Boiled and his Hollywood move, Woo deliberately kept this one light: action sequences play out as slapstick, suits matter as much as guns, and nobody bleeds for long. Stream Once a Thief (1991) online on iFILM.
Cast
Starring
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
David Wu
Auctioneer
John Woo
Stanley Wu
Phillip Kwok Chui
Guard
Jack Wong
Mr. Cheung's Thug
Dave Lam Ching
cast
John Woo
crew
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