---
title: 'Once a Thief (1991)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Woo'
released: '1991-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 103
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Action'
countries:
  - 'Hong Kong'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/once-a-thief-1991'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101020/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Once a Thief (1991)

1991 · R · 103 min · Comedy, Action · Hong Kong

Original title: Les Associés

## Synopsis

Once a Thief 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Woo](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-woo)
- **Screenplay:** [John Woo](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-woo), [Clifton Ko](https://cinepixo.com/people/clifton-ko)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Lam Manyee](https://cinepixo.com/people/lam-manyee)
- **Producer:** [Terence Chang](https://cinepixo.com/people/terence-chang)
- **Editor:** [David Wu](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-wu)

## Cast

- [Bowie Wu](https://cinepixo.com/people/bowie-wu)
- [John Woo](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-woo)
- [Leslie Cheung](https://cinepixo.com/people/leslie-cheung)
- [Cherie Chung](https://cinepixo.com/people/cherie-chung)
- [Chow Yun-fat](https://cinepixo.com/people/chow-yun-fat)
- [Kenneth Tsang](https://cinepixo.com/people/kenneth-tsang)

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