To Catch A Thief
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Developer Ms. Cheung (Carol 'Do Do' Cheng) yearns for a quieter life in Hong Kong and moves to the countryside, getting herself caught in a showdown between a gang of jewel thieves and two police officers along the way. While Ms. Cheung survives the ordeal, the thieves' injured getaway driver (Siu-Chun To) sneaks into Cheung's moving van and escapes to the countryside, into Cheung's new home. As Cheung settles down into her new environment, she befriends Pak-Lam (Pak Lam Cheng), a skillful and inquisitive little boy who lives in the village. While Pak-Lam helps Cheung tend to her house, he encounters the injured thief. After a brief exchange, Pak-Lam realizes the thief has a harmless and non-aggressive attitude and decides to shelter him in his secret makeshift hideout, not knowing his new friend has in his possession a bag of stolen jewels, in which both the police and the gangsters are searching for.
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Cast
23 people
Tony Leung Ka-fai
Inspector So
Known for
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Carol Cheng
Ching
Known for
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Cheng Pak-Lam
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Andy Chin Wing-Keung Director · Tony Leung Writer Ella Chan Bo-wa Writer
Worldwide gross $4.5M · Budget $2.5M · First release July 12, 1991
Box office
Budget
$2,500,000
Worldwide gross
$4,500,000
Gross vs. budget
1.8×
Production
Joe Siu International Film Ltd
Production
Hong Kong SAR China
Produced in
Languages
Original title
契媽唔易做
Original language
Cantonese
Spoken on screen
Cantonese · Chinese
Release dates
Hong Kong SAR China · July 12, 1991
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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