Once a Thief (1991)
Chung hang sei hoi (original title)Reference View | Change View
- R
- 1h 48min
- Action, Comedy
- 02 Feb 1991 (Hong Kong)
- Movie
- 4 nominations.
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Cast
Chow Yun-Fat | ... |
Red Bean Puddin - Joe
(as Chow Yun Fat)
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Leslie Cheung | ... |
James - Jim
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Cherie Chung | ... |
Red Bean - Cheri
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Kong Chu | ... |
Chu - Dad
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Kenneth Tsang | ... |
Chow - Father
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David Wu | ... |
Auctioneer
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Fung Woo | ... |
Mr. Cheung
(as Wu Fung)
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Pierre-Yves Burton | ... |
Mr. Le Bond
(as Pierre Yves Burton)
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Declan Wong | ... |
Magician Henchman
(as Declan Michael Wong)
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Patrick Hon | ... |
Hitman
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Yat Kwun Tang | ... |
Young Red Bean Pudding - Young Joe
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Ka-Fai Tong | ... |
Young James - Young Jim
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Leila Tong | ... |
Young Red Bean - Young Cherie
(as Lina Kong)
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Kin-Shing Choi | ... |
Guard
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Shung-Fung Lau |
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Douglas Kung | ... |
Chow's Henchman (uncredited)
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John Woo | ... |
Stanley Wu (uncredited)
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Directed by
John Woo |
Written by
John Woo | ... | (screenplay) & |
Clifton Ko | ... | (screenplay) & |
Janet Chun | ... | (screenplay) |
John Woo | ... | (story) |
Produced by
Terence Chang | ... | producer |
Amy Chin | ... | associate producer |
Linda Kuk | ... | producer |
Music by
Man-Yee Lam | ... | (as Violet Lam) |
Cinematography by
Hang-Sang Poon | ||
William Yim |
Editing by
David Wu |
Editorial Department
Chan-Kuen Pang | ... | assistant editor |
Production Design by
Fanny Leung |
Art Direction by
Wah-Sang Leung | ... | (as James Leung) |
Costume Design by
Shirley Chan |
Production Management
Daniel Baschieri | ... | unit manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Catherine Joubé | ... | first assistant director: second unit |
Patrick Leung | ... | assistant director |
Sylvia Liu | ... | second assistant director |
Chung-Kan Tang | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
Catherine Leighton | ... | assistant property master |
Hsi-Jen Yang | ... | props |
Shi-Cheng Yang | ... | property master (as Sai-ching Yeung) |
Special Effects by
Arthur Wai Kit Lau | ... | special effects |
Bruce Law | ... | special effects supevisor: Hong Kong |
Stunts
Jim Dunn | ... | stunt performer / stunts |
Max Garnier | ... | stunt driver |
Rémy Julienne | ... | car stunts |
Phillip Chung-Fung Kwok | ... | action coordinator (as Chin-feng Kwok) |
Bruce Law | ... | car stunt coordinator: Hong Kong / stunt coordinator: fire sequences and body burns: Hong Kong / stunts |
Camera and Electrical Department
Chi Hung Lai | ... | still photographer |
Pui-Chi Lam | ... | electrician |
Gam-Fai Lee | ... | electrician |
Wing Lok Lee | ... | assistant camera |
Lien-You Tsou | ... | assistant camera |
Wai-Keung Tung | ... | lighting technician |
Location Management
Patrick Boshart | ... | location scout |
Bruno Vignier | ... | location manager |
Script and Continuity Department
Heung-Yeung Tsim | ... | script supervisor |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Golden Harvest Company (1991) (Hong Kong) (theatrical)
- Medusa Pictures (1992) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Finnkino (1992) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Laser Paradise (1992) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Lux Film (1992) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Myndform (1992) (Iceland) (theatrical)
- Next Film (1992) (Poland) (theatrical)
- Pathé (1992) (France) (theatrical)
- STAR TV Filmed Entertainment (1993) (World-wide) (copyright holder)
- Shine Time (1992) (Taiwan) (theatrical)
- Sidus Pictures (1992) (South Korea) (theatrical)
- Solar Pictures (1992) (Philippines) (theatrical)
- Toei (1992) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Joy Sales Film and Video Distributors (2006) (Hong Kong) (DVD)
- Cargo Records (2022) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Cargo Records (2022) (Germany) (DVD)
- Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2002) (United States) (video)
- Highlight Video (Germany) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Chevalier (OA) (thanks)
- Cinema City Recording Studio (sound re-recording)
- Cinerent (equipment provided by)
- Clearwater Bay Golf & Country Club (thanks)
- DHL (thanks)
- David Chan Company (thanks)
- Hagemeyer (thanks)
- Harbour Centre (thanks)
- Hong Kong PHAB Centre (thanks)
- Hop Shing Loong Lighting (thanks)
- International Subtitle Co. (subtitles)
- Kodak (film supplied by: France scenes)
- Kwun Kee Tailor Shop (thanks)
- Laboratoires Éclair (film processing: France scenes)
- Mandarin Laboratory (International) Ltd. (film processing)
- Master Facsimile (thanks)
- Master Victory Investment (thanks)
- Milan Motors (thanks)
- Podia International (thanks)
- Sound Wave Film Post Production (sound post-production)
- Telecom Service (thanks)
- Toshiba (thanks)
- Towereed (thanks)
- V.D.S. Transport (thanks)
- Wellcome (thanks)
- YSK (thanks)
- Yau Yat Chuen Garden City Club (thanks)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Once a Thief is an action/comedy/romance movie involving the plight of three master thieves (in the mode of Pink Panther). All three were raised by the same father and in fact were most certainly street orphans. The story begins with a successful art heist followed by a pledge to make this the last crime ever for the trio. The plot revolves around the theft of a mysterious "cursed" painting and how its obsession affects the family.
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Taglines | They only stop to reload. See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | The time elapsed between the first day of shooting and the first public screening of the finished film was ten weeks. See more » |
Goofs | When Joe and Cherie are driving behind the truck, that is transporting the paintings (including their marked one), you can clearly see the rope holding the car of Joe and Cherie close to the truck during the stunt scene. See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited from Red Scorpion (1988). See more » |
Quotes |
Red Bean Pudding:
I've told you so many times. Don't just use D gear. Sometimes use 1st gear, or 2nd gear. I say brake, you don't. I say step on it, you don't. I say ease off the pedal, you don't. You're so stupid! See more » |