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Chung hang sei hoi

Chung hang sei hoi

1991Movie⏱️ 1h 48mR
ActionComedyCrimeThriller
6.7
IMDB Rating
7,895 votes

A romantic and action packed story of three best friends, a group of high end art thieves, who come into trouble when a love-triangle forms between them.

Director
John Woo
Writers
John Woo, Clifton Ko Chi-Sum, Janet Chun
Stars
Leslie Cheung, Chow Yun-Fat, Cherie Chung
Release Date
February 2, 1991
Language
French, Cantonese, English, Hakka
Country
Hong Kong
🎯 4
Nominations
💬 40
Reviews
📋 5.6K
Watchlists
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Leslie Cheung
Leslie Cheung
as James - Jim
Chow Yun-Fat
Chow Yun-Fat
as Red Bean Puddin - Joe
Cherie Chung
Cherie Chung
as Red Bean - Cheri
Kong Chu
Kong Chu
as Chu - Dad
Kenneth Tsang
Kenneth Tsang
as Chow - Father
David Wu
David Wu
as Auctioneer
Fung Woo
Fung Woo
as Mr. Cheung
👤
Pierre-Yves Burton
as Mr. Le Bond
👤
Declan Wong
as Magician Henchman
Patrick Hon
Patrick Hon
as Hitman

💰 Box Office

HK$33,397,149
Domestic Gross

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Color
Color
Filming Location
Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France
Production
Golden Princess Film Production Limited, John Woo Film Production, Milestone Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

artthiefgun fu actionfrancelove

🎯 Categories

FrenchGun FuActionComedyCrimeThriller

⭐ Featured Review

the entire experience is a mixed-bag of thrill, embarrassment and frivolousness, often in a cyclical fashion
by lasttimeisaw2016-10-04
7/10

"The penultimate HK picture of action-tastemaker John Woo before he was signed up to conquer Hollywood-land in 1993, ONCE A THIEF reunites Chow and Cheung from Woo's most esteemed A BETTER TOMORROW franchise, teams up with Cherie Chung (who would soon get married and retire entirely from the screen) in this ultra-breezy ménage-à-trois caper, which, at the start, sets its adventurous background in an exotic France, then after the midstream, routinely retreats back to Woo's turf to anticipate its bullets-flying homestretch. The film is super fun to watch, on account of the charming fac..."

💡 Did You Know?

The time elapsed between the first day of shooting and the first public screening of the finished film was ten weeks.

📖 Synopsis

A romantic and action packed story of three best friends, a group of high end art thieves, who come into trouble when a love-triangle forms between them.