Shanghai Express

Movie

1932

1h 22m

Approved

English

Drama, Romance, War, Crime, History

User Score:

7.4

Critic Score:

Rent From $2.49

A beautiful temptress re-kindles an old romance while trying to escape her past during a tension-packed train journey.

Shanghai Express

Approved

Movie

1932

1h 22m

English

Drama, Romance, War, Crime, History

Rent From $2.49

A beautiful temptress re-kindles an old romance while trying to escape her past during a tension-packed train journey.

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7.4

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Cast

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Marlene Dietrich

Shanghai Lily

Clive Brook

Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey

Hui Fei

Mr. Henry Chang

Sam Salt

Reverend Carmichael

Mrs. Haggerty

Gustav von Seyffertitz

Eric Baum

Émile Chautard

Major Lenard

George Blagoi

Minor Role (uncredited)

Leonard Carey

Carey (uncredited)

George Chung

Chinese Soldier (uncredited)

Wong Chung

Chinese Officer Checking Passports ...

Jack Deery

British Officer at Shanghai (uncred...

Herbert Evans

British Railway Officer (uncredited...

Willie Fung

Train Engineer (uncredited)

Tom Gubbins

Chinese Officer (uncredited)

Forrester Harvey

Peiping Ticket Agent (uncredited)

Claude King

Mr. Albright (uncredited)

James B. Leong

A Rebel (uncredited)

Miki Morita

Chinese Officer (uncredited)

Minoru Nishida

Li Fung (uncredited)

Victor Wong

Chinese Officer (uncredited)

Ura Mita

Chinese Woman (uncredited)

Directed By: Josef von Sternberg

Written By: Jules Furthman (Screenplay), Harry Hervey (Story)

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soonertbone says...

2 years ago

"Shanghai Lilly"--honestly, what a great fucking name for a character. Dietrich here turns in one of my favorite performances of the era--that shot of her that they use for the Criterion cover is truly breathtaking. The movie is great fun throughout, with many colorful characters populating the train in a way that reminded me just slightly of Casablanca. The love story that develops is a skosh melodramatic, but I can't complain too much. This was great.

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buddhalou says...

6 years ago

The Oscar for Best Cinematography is well earned. Plenty of absolutely stunning shots and very effective camera work. Deitrich, too, is stunning, though the script and some of the supporting performances leave a bit to be desired.

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CinemaSerf

3 weeks ago

Amidst the civil war in 1930s China, a train is travelling from Peking to Shanghai carrying a disparate group of passengers that includes the infamous "Shanghai Lily" (Marlene Dietrich) and "Doc" (Clive Brook) who is on his way to perform surgery on a mandarin. The two have a past, and he reckons sh More

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John Chard

5 years ago

When I needed your faith, you withheld it; and now, when I don't need it, and don't deserve it, you give it to me.

Shanghai Express is directed by Josef von Sternberg and written by Jules Furthman (adaptation) & Harry Hervey (story). It stars Marlene Dietrich, Clive Brooks, Anna May Wong, Warner More

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