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 ...
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Title: John Woo's Die Unfassbaren (TV Movie 1996)
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Li Ann's Dance Partner
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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". Written by <ndgprods@earthlink.net>
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Country:
CanadaLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
12 March 1998 (Germany) See more »Also Known As:
John Woo's Once a Thief See more »Company Credits
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Alliance Communications Corporation, CanWest Global Television Network, NDG Productions See more »
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The Director: Twisted? Yes. Freak? That's a little strong.
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Mac: Now my life is run by a twisted leather freak!The Director: Twisted? Yes. Freak? That's a little strong.
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This is the best double episode of Once a Thief. Nick Lea is the best of the cast and his performance is very good. The talent of Ivan Sergei and Sandrine Holt is undeniable and the story is very interesting.
I think that all fans of John Woo must see this episode.