Once a Thief (1991)
1991 film by John Woo
- Released
- 1991
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Language
- Cantonese, English, French
- Genre
- Martial arts film
- Director
- John Woo
- Screenplay
- John Woo, Clifton Ko
- Producer
- Terence Chang
- Music
- Lam Manyee
- Editing
- David Wu
- Starring
- Chow Yun-fat, Leslie Cheung, Cherie Chung, Kenneth Tsang, John Woo, Bowie Wu
- Running time
- 103 minutes
- Distributor
- Netflix
- Set in
- Paris
Once a Thief (Chinese: 縱橫四海; Literal Title: Criss-Cross Over Four Seas) is a 1991 Hong Kong heist action comedy film directed by John Woo, who also wrote the screenplay with Janet Chun and Clifton Ko. The film stars Chow Yun-fat, Leslie Cheung, Cherie Chung, Kenneth Tsang and Paul Chu. The film was released theatrically in Hong Kong on 2 February 1991, before the lucrative Chinese Lunar New Year holiday season begins.
More films directed by John Woo
- The Young Dragons 1974
- Hand of Death 1976
- Last Hurrah for Chivalry 1979
- Hard Target 1993
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q2390111 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.