Once a Thief 1996

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Once a Thief

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".

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".

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... Li Ann Tsei

... Mac Ramsey

... Victor Mansfield

... The Godfather

... Michael Tang

... The Director

Directors:

John Woo

Release Date:

Sep 29, 1996 (Canada)

Run Time:

1hr 36`

MMPA Rating:

PG

Original Language:

English

Production Countries:

Canada

Status:

Released

Cast & Crew of

Once a Thief

Directors & Credit Writers

... Director

Cast

... Li Ann Tsei

... Mac Ramsey

... Victor Mansfield

... The Godfather

... Michael Tang

... The Director

... Robertson Graves

... Mr. Chang

... Goth Girl (uncredited)

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