Once a Thief

Summary

Once a Thief is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (248 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Once a Thief's instance of is recorded as film^[3].
• Once a Thief was directed by John Woo^[4].
• John Woo wrote the screenplay for Once a Thief^[5].
• Clifton Ko wrote the screenplay for Once a Thief^[6].
• Once a Thief's composer is recorded as Lam Manyee^[7].
• Once a Thief's genre is heist film^[8].
• Once a Thief's genre is action film^[9].
• Once a Thief's genre is comedy film^[10].
• Once a Thief's genre is buddy film^[11].
• Once a Thief's genre is martial arts film^[12].
• A cast member of Once a Thief was Chow Yun-fat^[13].
• A cast member of Once a Thief was Leslie Cheung^[14].
• A cast member of Once a Thief was Cherie Chung^[15].
• A cast member of Once a Thief was Kenneth Tsang^[16].
• A cast member of Once a Thief was John Woo^[17].
• A cast member of Once a Thief was Bowie Wu^[18].
• Once a Thief was produced by Terence Chang^[19].
• The original language of Once a Thief was Cantonese^[20].
• The original language of Once a Thief was English^[21].
• The original language of Once a Thief was French^[22].
• The original language of Once a Thief was Hakka Chinese^[23].
• Once a Thief was distributed by video on demand^[24].
• Once a Thief's review score is recorded as 60%^[25].
• Once a Thief's review score is recorded as 6.5/10^[26].
• Once a Thief's color is recorded as color^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Once a Thief was produced by Terence Chang^[19]. It was directed by John Woo^[4]. Screenwriters include John Woo^[5] and Clifton Ko^[6]. Cast members include Chow Yun-fat^[13], Leslie Cheung^[14], Cherie Chung^[15], Kenneth Tsang^[16], John Woo^[17], and Bowie Wu^[18].

Publication

Once a Thief was published on +1991-01-01T00:00:00Z^[28]. Original languages include Cantonese^[20], English^[21], French^[22], and Hakka Chinese^[23]. Genres include heist film^[8], action film^[9], comedy film^[10], buddy film^[11], and martial arts film^[12]. It was distributed by video on demand^[24].

Reception

Reviews include 60%^[25] and 6.5/10^[26].

Why It Matters

Once a Thief ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (248 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]