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Once a Thief (1997)

Once a Thief poster
Genre
action & adventure, drama
Country
Canada
Length
1 season, 23 episodes
Rated
14
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of thieves trained by a crime boss goes on missions after leaving his criminal organization. The show follows their heists and clashes with enemies from their past.

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What happens

Once a Thief (also billed as John Woo's Once a Thief) is a Canadian action comedy television series, which originally aired on CTV for one season between September 15, 1997 and May 2, 1998. Based on the 1991 Hong Kong film by John Woo, the series is a continuation from the 1996 television film (also directed by Woo, who executive produced the series). It stars Ivan Sergei, Sandrine Holt, Nicholas Lea, and Jennifer Dale. The series was followed two direct-to-video films: Once a Thief: Brother Against Brother and Once a Thief: Family Business. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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