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Once a Thief
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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.
Where to watch Once a Thief
Once a Thief is streaming in the US on Criterion Channel, Shout! Factory, Kanopy, YouTube Free, Plex and Plex Channel.
It is also available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and YouTube.
Cast
- Chow Yun-Fat as Red Bean Puddin / Joe
- Leslie Cheung as James / Jim
- Cherie Chung Cho-Hung as Red Bean / Cherie
- Paul Chu Kong as Chu / Godfather
- Kenneth Tsang as Chow / Dad
- Woo Fung as Mr. Cheung
- Pierre Yves Burton as Mr. Burton
- John Tang Yat-Kwan as Young Red Bean Pudding / Young Joe
- Tong Ka-Fai as Young James / Young Jim
- Leila Tong as Young Red Bean / Young Cherie
- David Wu as Auctioneer
- John Woo as Stanley Wu
Details
- Director
- John Woo
- Released
- February 2, 1991
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Genres
- Action, Comedy, Thriller, Crime
- Studio
- Golden Princess Film Productions, John Woo Film Production and Milestone Pictures
- Status
- Released
- TMDB score
- 6.9 / 10 from 189 votes
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