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colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Onceathiefwooposter.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/84/Onceathiefwooposter.jpg/220px-Onceathiefwooposter.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="326" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/84/Onceathiefwooposter.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="259" data-file-height="384" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Theatrical release poster</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Directed by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/John_Woo" title="John Woo">John Woo</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Written by</th><td class="infobox-data">John Woo<br />Janet Chun<br /><a href="/wiki/Clifton_Ko" title="Clifton Ko">Clifton Ko</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Produced by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Terence_Chang" title="Terence Chang">Terence Chang</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Linda_Kuk" title="Linda Kuk">Linda Kuk</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Starring</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Chow_Yun-fat" title="Chow Yun-fat">Chow Yun-fat</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Leslie_Cheung" title="Leslie Cheung">Leslie Cheung</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Cherie_Chung" title="Cherie Chung">Cherie Chung</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Kenneth_Tsang" title="Kenneth Tsang">Kenneth Tsang</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Cinematography</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Poon_Hang-sang" class="mw-redirect" title="Poon Hang-sang">Poon Hang-sang</a><br />William Yim</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Edited by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/David_Wu_(Hong_Kong_actor)" title="David Wu (Hong Kong actor)">David Wu</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Music by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Lam_Manyee" title="Lam Manyee">Violet Lam</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Production<br />companies</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="vertical-align: middle;"><a href="/wiki/Golden_Princess_Film_Production" title="Golden Princess Film Production">Golden Princess Film Production</a><br />Milestone Films</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Distributed by</th><td class="infobox-data">Golden Princess Amusement</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; white-space: normal;">Release dates</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist film-date"> <ul><li>2 February 1991<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1991-02-02</span>)</span> (Hong Kong)</li> <li>14 January 1994<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1994-01-14</span>)</span> (US)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; white-space: normal;">Running time</div></th><td class="infobox-data">103 minutes</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Country</th><td class="infobox-data">Hong Kong</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Languages</th><td class="infobox-data">Cantonese<br />English<br />French</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Box office</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/HK$" class="mw-redirect" title="HK$">HK$</a>33,397,149</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>Once a Thief</b></i> (<a href="/wiki/Traditional_Chinese_characters" title="Traditional Chinese characters">Chinese</a>: <span lang="zh-Hant">縱橫四海; Literal Title: <i>Criss-Cross Over Four Seas</i></span>) is a 1991 Hong Kong <a href="/wiki/Heist_film" title="Heist film">heist</a> <a href="/wiki/Comedy_film" title="Comedy film">comedy film</a> directed by <a href="/wiki/John_Woo" title="John Woo">John Woo</a>, who also wrote the screenplay with Janet Chun and <a href="/wiki/Clifton_Ko" title="Clifton Ko">Clifton Ko</a>. The film stars <a href="/wiki/Chow_Yun-fat" title="Chow Yun-fat">Chow Yun-fat</a>, <a href="/wiki/Leslie_Cheung" title="Leslie Cheung">Leslie Cheung</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cherie_Chung" title="Cherie Chung">Cherie Chung</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kenneth_Tsang" title="Kenneth Tsang">Kenneth Tsang</a> and Paul Chu. The film was released theatrically in Hong Kong on 2 February 1991, before the lucrative Chinese <a href="/wiki/Lunar_New_Year" title="Lunar New Year">Lunar New Year</a> holiday season begins. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Plot">Plot</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Once_a_Thief_(1991_film)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Plot"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>James (<a href="/wiki/Leslie_Cheung" title="Leslie Cheung">Leslie Cheung</a>), Red Bean Pudding (<a href="/wiki/Chow_Yun-fat" title="Chow Yun-fat">Chow Yun-Fat</a>) and Red Bean (<a href="/wiki/Cherie_Chung" title="Cherie Chung">Cherie Chung</a>) are three orphans raised by crime lord Boss Chow (<a href="/wiki/Kenneth_Tsang" title="Kenneth Tsang">Kenneth Tsang</a>), and grow up to become high end art thieves. Father directs the three to steal a cursed painting located in France. </p><p>After the heist in France goes awry, Red Bean Pudding is thought to be dead, and James and Red Bean start a relationship. James finds out that the cursed painting was a ploy by Father to increase its value, and when Red Bean Pudding resurfaces again, the group begins to plot their final heist with the very painting from France all those years ago. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cast">Cast</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Once_a_Thief_(1991_film)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Cast"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chow_Yun-fat" title="Chow Yun-fat">Chow Yun-fat</a> as Red Bean Pudding/Joey</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leslie_Cheung" title="Leslie Cheung">Leslie Cheung</a> as James</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cherie_Chung" title="Cherie Chung">Cherie Chung</a> as Red Bean/Cheri</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenneth_Tsang" title="Kenneth Tsang">Kenneth Tsang</a> as Chow</li> <li>Paul Chu as Godfather</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bowie_Wu" title="Bowie Wu">Bowie Wu</a> as Stanley Wu</li> <li>John Tang Yat-gwan as Young Red Bean Pudding</li> <li>Tong Ka-fai as Young James</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leila_Tong" title="Leila Tong">Leila Tong</a> as Young Red Bean</li> <li>Declan Wong as Magician Henchman</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Wu_(Hong_Kong_actor)" title="David Wu (Hong Kong actor)">David Wu</a> as Auctioneer</li> <li>Pierre-Yves Burton as Mr Le Bond, a Frenchman who hires Joey, and James to steal a painting, but later betrays them. Le Bond is later murdered by Chow's henchmen as a loose end.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Release">Release</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Once_a_Thief_(1991_film)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Release"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The film grossed <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_dollar" title="Hong Kong dollar">HK$</a>33,397,149 in Hong Kong.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2014)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Sony_Pictures_Home_Entertainment" title="Sony Pictures Home Entertainment">Columbia Tri-Star</a> released it on DVD in the United States on 22 April 2003. It included no special features beyond trailers.<sup id="cite_ref-dvdtalk_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dvdtalk-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 27 December 2004, <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Legends" title="Hong Kong Legends">Hong Kong Legends</a> released a DVD in the United Kingdom.<sup id="cite_ref-dvdactive_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dvdactive-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Eight months later, on 5 September 2005, the <i>John Woo Collection</i>, a four-disc DVD set, was released. It includes the two action films <i><a href="/wiki/Bullet_in_the_Head" title="Bullet in the Head">Bullet in the Head</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/The_Killer_(1989_film)" title="The Killer (1989 film)">The Killer</a></i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reception">Reception</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Once_a_Thief_(1991_film)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Scott Tobias of <i><a href="/wiki/The_A.V._Club" title="The A.V. Club">The A.V. Club</a></i> wrote that Woo's style makes up for the film's implausibility and lack of logic.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kevin Lee <a href="/wiki/DVD_Verdict" title="DVD Verdict">DVD Verdict</a> wrote that the film has "a lack of focus and an uneven tone".<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Chris Gould of DVDactive.com rated the film 5/10 and wrote that there was too much slapstick.<sup id="cite_ref-dvdactive_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dvdactive-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> J. Doyle Wallis of <a href="/wiki/DVD_Talk" title="DVD Talk">DVD Talk</a> rated it 2.5/5 stars and called it "an odd and annoyingly silly entry during [John Woo's] most creative period".<sup id="cite_ref-dvdtalk_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dvdtalk-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Accolades">Accolades</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Once_a_Thief_(1991_film)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Accolades"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"> <th colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;">Accolades </th></tr> <tr style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"> <th style="background:#ccc">Ceremony </th> <th style="background:#ccc">Category </th> <th style="background:#ccc">Recipient </th> <th style="background:#ccc">Outcome </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4"><b><a href="/wiki/11th_Hong_Kong_Film_Awards" title="11th Hong Kong Film Awards">11th Hong Kong Film Awards</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Film_Award_for_Best_Film" title="Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film">Best Film</a> </td> <td><i>Once A Thief</i> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Film_Award_for_Best_Director" title="Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director">Best Director</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Woo" title="John Woo">John Woo</a> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Film_Award_for_Best_Actor" title="Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor">Best Actor</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chow_Yun-fat" title="Chow Yun-fat">Chow Yun-fat</a> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Film Editing </td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Wu_(Hong_Kong_actor)" title="David Wu (Hong Kong actor)">David Wu</a> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Once_a_Thief_(1991_film)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Once_a_Thief_(1996_film)" title="Once a Thief (1996 film)">Once a Thief</a></i> (1996), a Canadian television film <a href="/wiki/Remake" title="Remake">remake</a> starring with <a href="/wiki/Nicholas_Lea" title="Nicholas Lea">Nicholas Lea</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ivan_Sergei" title="Ivan Sergei">Ivan Sergei</a> that was later spun off into a television series <a href="/wiki/Once_a_Thief_(TV_series)" title="Once a Thief (TV series)">of the same name</a> which ran from 1997 to 1998. 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