Once a Thief (1996)

  • PG
  • 09/29/1996 (US)
  • Action, Crime, Comedy
  • 1h 36m

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".

William Laurin

Writer

John Woo

Director

Glenn Davis

Writer

Cast

Sandrine Holt's headshot

Sandrine Holt

Li Ann Tsei
Ivan Sergei's headshot

Ivan Sergei

Mac Ramsey
Nicholas Lea's headshot

Nicholas Lea

Victor Mansfield
Robert Ito's headshot

Robert Ito

The Godfather
Michael Wong's headshot

Michael Wong

Michael Tang
Jennifer Dale's headshot

Jennifer Dale

The Director
Alan Scarfe's headshot

Alan Scarfe

Robertson Graves
Stephen Chang's headshot

Stephen Chang

Mr. Chang

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