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Once a Thief(1996)

09/29/1996

(CA)

1h 36m

48%
User Score

Overview

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".

John Woo

Director

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Sandrine Holt

Sandrine Holt

Li Ann Tsei

Ivan Sergei

Ivan Sergei

Mac Ramsey

Nicholas Lea

Nicholas Lea

Victor Mansfield

Robert Ito

Robert Ito

The Godfather

Michael Wong

Michael Wong

Michael Tang

Jennifer Dale

Jennifer Dale

The Director

Alan Scarfe

Alan Scarfe

Robertson Graves

Stephen Chang

Stephen Chang

Mr. Chang

Jennifer Vey

Jennifer Vey

Goth Girl (uncredited)

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Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$ 0

Revenue

$ 0

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