Released Date:
1986-09-06
Languages:
Cantonese, Mandarin
Countries:
Hong Kong
Runtime:
104 min
Rated:
TV-14
IMDB Ratings:
7.5 (1578 Reviews)
Director:
Hark TsuiThe movie is set in chaotic 1920's China, when warlords fought each other for power while Sun Yat-Sen's underground movement tried to establish a democratic republic. The movie tells the story of three young women and two young men who are thrown together. One young woman grabs a box of jewels during the looting when one warlord takes Peking. A deserting soldier joins her, but the jewels end up at the Peking Opera. Here we meet the daughter of the head of the troupe, who dreams of being an actress. But even female roles are played by men in the opera. Soon, the daughter of the currently ruling warlord and a male agent of the democratic underground are involved.
Released Date:
1987-07-16
Languages:
Cantonese, English, Japanese
Countries:
Hong Kong
Runtime:
98 min
IMDB Ratings:
7.9 (954 Reviews)
Director:
Mabel CheungFilmed in New York, story of naive young woman from Hong Kong who goes to New York to study. Street-wise cabbie cousin takes care of her in the big city
Released Date:
1991-02-02
Languages:
French, Cantonese, English, Hakka
Countries:
Hong Kong
Runtime:
103 min
Rated:
R
IMDB Ratings:
6.8 (4271 Reviews)
Director:
John WooJanet Chun
Clifton Ko
John Woo (screenplay)
John Woo (story)
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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