To Catch A Thief
1991, Cantonese. Directed by Andy Chin Wing-Keung.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Cantonese
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Andy Chin Wing-KeungDirector
- Tony Leung Ka-faiInspector So
- Carol ChengChing
- Cheng Pak-LamBerlin
- Richard Ng Man-tatUncle Tat
- Do Siu-ChunCousin
- Moon LeeWoo Shiu Fung/Mosquito Paper
- Lung Tin-SangSeng
- Cho WingLollipop
- Andy Lee Do-yueDoctor
- Yau Gin-GwokDiamond thief leader
- Choi Kwok-KeungKeung
- Tang Chiu-YauDiamond Theif
Details
- Released
- 12 July 1991
- Original title
- 契媽唔易做
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Written by
- Tony Leung, Ella Chan Bo-wa, Chan Bo-Sun
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To Catch A Thief runs 96 minutes (1h 36m).
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To Catch A Thief isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 12 July 1991. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed To Catch A Thief?
To Catch A Thief (1991) was directed by Andy Chin Wing-Keung and stars Tony Leung Ka-fai, Carol Cheng, Cheng Pak-Lam.