Stars: Chow Yun-Fat, Leslie Cheung, Cherie Cheung

Director: John Woo

Summary: A highly-charged action movie in which an art thief is pitted against an army of Triad gunmen, as well as a fellow art thief battling him for the love of a woman.

A close-knit trio of dashing art thieves (Chow Yun-Fat, Leslie Cheung, and Cherie Chung) undertake one last lucrative job before their planned retirement, only to be torn apart when the heist goes awry as the result of a double-cross from their criminal mentor. Once reunited, the team resolves to get revenge. ONCE A THIEF showcases a more comical side of Woo, who packs his script with screwball double-entendres that translate shakily from Cantonese but retains his facility for deft action photography and his thematic interest in friends trying to remain loyal in a world full of betrayal. Also features Woo's trademark gratuitous tearjerking montages set to sappy Cantopop ballads.

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Aspect Ratio:	16:9 Wide Screen
Main Language:	Cantonese
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Interview With John Woo,, Feature Length Commentary With Bey Logan,, Interview With Kenneth Tsang,, Walking Through The Shadows A Tribute To Leslie Cheung,, Trailer,, Gallery
Subtitles:	English
Year:	1991
Release Date:	September 25, 2006
Runtime:	104 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	C T D 51141
Keywords:	Action, Subtitled, General, Thief, Wide, Screen, Once, Dubbed, Adventure, Cantonese
Genre:	Action/Adventure