Once a Thief (TV series)
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Once a Thief is a Hong Kong action-comedy television series, adapted from John Woo’s film of the same name, that follows a trio of art-thief friends navigating heists, loyalty, and betrayal.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Once a Thief (TV series) canonical | 3 |
| Once a Thief (1996 TV series) | 1 |
| Once a Thief (1997 TV series) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9802417 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Once a Thief (TV series) Context triple: [Chow Yun-fat, notableWork, Once a Thief (TV series)]
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A.
Thief (TV series)
Thief is a short-lived 2006 FX drama miniseries starring Andre Braugher as the leader of a professional heist crew whose criminal life collides with his family responsibilities.
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B.
Once a Thief
Once a Thief is a 1965 American crime drama film directed by Ralph Nelson, centered on an ex-convict struggling to go straight while being pulled back into the criminal underworld.
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C.
Bandit Television
Bandit Television is a British television production company known for creating scripted drama and comedy series.
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D.
It Takes a Thief
It Takes a Thief is a late-1960s American television series about a suave professional thief who is recruited by the U.S. government for secret missions, starring Robert Wagner in the lead role.
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E.
Third Watch
Third Watch is an American television drama series that follows the lives of New York City police officers, firefighters, and paramedics working the 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. shift.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Once a Thief (TV series) Target entity description: Once a Thief is a Hong Kong action-comedy television series, adapted from John Woo’s film of the same name, that follows a trio of art-thief friends navigating heists, loyalty, and betrayal.
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A.
Thief (TV series)
Thief is a short-lived 2006 FX drama miniseries starring Andre Braugher as the leader of a professional heist crew whose criminal life collides with his family responsibilities.
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B.
Once a Thief
Once a Thief is a 1965 American crime drama film directed by Ralph Nelson, centered on an ex-convict struggling to go straight while being pulled back into the criminal underworld.
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C.
Bandit Television
Bandit Television is a British television production company known for creating scripted drama and comedy series.
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D.
It Takes a Thief
It Takes a Thief is a late-1960s American television series about a suave professional thief who is recruited by the U.S. government for secret missions, starring Robert Wagner in the lead role.
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E.
Third Watch
Third Watch is an American television drama series that follows the lives of New York City police officers, firefighters, and paramedics working the 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. shift.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hong Kong television series
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television series ⓘ |
| adaptationOf |
Once a Thief (1991 film)
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linked to:
Once a Thief
|
| adaptationType | television adaptation ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Once a Thief (1991 film)
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linked to:
Once a Thief
|
| countryOfOrigin |
Hong Kong
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linked to:
Hong Kong, China
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| follows | trio of art thieves ⓘ |
| genre |
action
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comedy ⓘ crime ⓘ heist ⓘ |
| hasElement |
action set pieces
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choreographed fights ⓘ heist sequences ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacterGroup | three friends ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacterRole | art thief ⓘ |
| hasSetting | criminal underworld ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
double-cross
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found family ⓘ friendship ⓘ trust ⓘ |
| hasTone |
humorous
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light-hearted ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | films of John Woo ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
betrayal
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heists ⓘ loyalty ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Cantonese ⓘ |
| partOfFranchise |
Once a Thief franchise
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linked to:
Once a Thief
|
| workBasedOnSource | Hong Kong action film ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Once a Thief (TV series) Description of subject: Once a Thief is a Hong Kong action-comedy television series, adapted from John Woo’s film of the same name, that follows a trio of art-thief friends navigating heists, loyalty, and betrayal.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Once a Thief (TV series)
linked to: Once a Thief (TV series)