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Availability: Out Of Print - This title is currently unavailable and/or out of print. Other versions may still be available; and will be listed on the right side of your screen. Literally Translated Title: Vertical and Horizontal World Director: John Woo (Ng Yu-Sum) Producer: Terence Chang Released: 1991 [Hong Kong] Genre: Crime     Sub-Genre: Action/Adventure Keywords:  Assassin / Bounty Hunter / Hitman || Betrayal / Double-Cross || Europe || Frame / Setup / Wrongfully Accused || France / French || Museum || Orphan / Orphanage / Adoption || Robbers / Robbery

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Avg. Rating:	4.2 / 5 (based on 7 ratings). What did you think of it?
Plot:	Two artful dodgers pull a spectacular heist. Raised by a leader of an international burglary ring, they are trapped in a complicated plot of betrayal and Revenge. Nominated Best Film at the 1991 Hong Kong Film Awards.
Overview:	A trio of art burglars are working the museum circuit in Europe. In the opening sequence, Joe (Chow Yun Fat), Jim (Leslie Cheung), and Sherry (Cherie Chung) stage a daring and hair-raising heist, snatching a Modgliani from a shipping container, while in transit from the Louvre to a museum in Nice. The three are orphans, raised by a Fagin-like character named Mr. Chow (Ken Tsang), who trained them to be petty thieves. They receive a proposal from a Monsieur Le Bond in Nice. He will pay a fabulous sum if they can steal an obscure painting, hidden in a private castle on the Cote d'Azur. Joe is not worried about Jim's agility, they always worked as a team. However, they are ambushed by killers--Jim is hit before fleeing on his motorcycle, with Joe covering him from behind.
Cast:	Chow Yun Fat  ||  Leslie Cheung Kwok-Wing  ||  Cherie Chung (Cho Hung)  ||  Paul Chu Kong  ||  Kenneth Tsang Kong  ||  John Woo  ||  Pierre Yves Burton  ||  Declan Michael Wong (Click any actor to search for more of their movies!)
Running Time:	104 mins. (approx.)
Languages:	Cantonese Mandarin
Subtitles:	ENGLISH, Chinese (Traditional), Chinese (Simplified), Japanese, Korean, Bahasa (Malaysian), Bahasa (Indonesian), Thai, Spanish
Distributor:	Mega Star  [A Hong Kong-Based Distributor]
Rating:	IIA - "Some Content May Be Inappropriate For Children" (roughly equal to an MPPA rating of "PG-13") Films rated Category IIA may contain mild violence such as martial arts, mild nudity that is not sexually oriented, mild explicit language and some mild adult situations.
Features:	Letterboxed Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Trailers