Jewel Thief run, "Boxofficeindia.com" reported that the film had managed to gross 3,50,00,000 with a net of and, adjusted to inflation is about . Subsequently, "Jewel Thief" was declared a hit at the box office. It ended up as the sixth highest-grossing film of 1967 and thirty-fifth highest-grossing film of the decade. The movie was reported to be influenced by three movies of Alfred Hitchcock in terms of plot, setting and characterisation - "To Catch a Thief", "Vertigo" and "North by Northwest". Following the success of "Jewel Thief", the film was screened in many film festivals. In August 2008, the film was
Once a Thief (1991 film) Once a Thief (1991 film) Once a Thief () is a 1991 Hong Kong caper film written and directed by John Woo, starring Chow Yun-fat, Leslie Cheung, Cherie Chung, Kenneth Tsang and Paul Chu. The film was released in the Hong Kong on 2 February 1991. The story is about three orphans and their two father figures. They are taken in by both a wealthy crime boss which leads to their close friendship, and a kind police officer. Nevertheless, the trio grows up learning high-tech methods of theft and specialise in stealing treasured paintings. After a heist in France goes