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7.0A beautiful temptress re-kindles an old romance while trying to escape her past during a tension-packed train journey.
Released: 1932-02-1282 minDir: Josef von SternbergDrama, Romance, War
Cast
- Marlene Dietrich as Shanghai Lily
- Clive Brook as Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey
- Anna May Wong as Hui Fei
- Warner Oland as Mr. Henry Chang
- Eugene Pallette as Sam Salt
- Lawrence Grant as Reverend Carmichael
Themes
- prostitute
- rape
- china
- shanghai, china
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Shanghai Express is a 1932 American pre-Code film about a group of train passengers held hostage by a warlord during the Chinese Civil War. It was directed by Josef von Sternberg and stars Marlene Dietrich, Clive Brook, Anna May Wong and Warner Oland. The screenplay was written by Jules Furthman based on a 1931 short story by Harry Hervey. Shanghai Express was the fourth of seven films that Sternberg and Dietrich created together.
The film was released during the midst of the Great Depression. It was remade as Night Plane from Chungking (1943) and Peking Express (1951).
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1932 American films1932 English-language films1932 films1932 romantic drama filmsAmerican black-and-white filmsAmerican romantic drama filmsEnglish-language romantic drama filmsFilms about the Chinese Civil WarFilms about warlordsFilms based on Boule de SuifFilms directed by Josef von SternbergFilms scored by Rudolph G. Kopp