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Once a Thief

Once a Thief (1996)

Directed by John Woo
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1h 36min

Overall average

5.0/10

Plot

Set in Hong Kong and Vancouver, the story follows Mac Ramsey and Li Ann Tsei, lovers and professional thieves who are separated while fleeing the powerful Hong Kong underworld crime lord who raised and trained them. After being imprisoned in Hong Kong, Mac is forcefully recruited into a clandestine international crime-fighting unit by a hard-nosed, menacing Director. He is teamed in Vancouver with Li Ann, who thought Mac was dead, and her new fiancé Victor Mansfield, an ex-cop who is attracted to the unorthodox methods of the agency. Conflict flares between Mac and Victor as the trio take on their assignment. They soon learn that their principal target is their foster brother Michael Tang, who had been given Li Ann as his future wife and who has vowed to hunt down the pair for their disloyalty to the "family".

Genres

ActionCrimeComedy

Technical details

DetailValue
Original titleOnce a Thief
Original languageEnglish (EN)
Spoken languagesEnglish
Production countriesCanada
StatusReleased
Release date29 settembre 1996
WriterGlenn Davis, William Laurin
EditingDavid Wu
CinematographyBill Wong Chung-Piu
Assistant directorsJohn Woo
Camera operatorsBill Wong Chung-Piu
Additional photographyBill Wong Chung-Piu
StuntsLauro David Chartrand-DelValle, Mike Crestejo, Duane Dickinson, Betty Thomas Quee
MusicAmin Bhatia, Michele Worth
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Release dates

Theatrical release

Belgium / Sep 29, 1996 / 14

Canada / Sep 29, 1996

United States / Sep 29, 1996 / PG

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