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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: Directed by Josef von Sternberg. With Marlene Dietrich, Clive Brook, Anna May Wong, Warner Oland. A notorious woman rides a train through a dangerous situation with a British captain she loved.
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- Adventure, Drama, Film-Noir
- Josef von Sternberg
- 1932-02-12
W. Franke Harling. Harry D. Mills. Jules Furthman. Harry Hervey. A beautiful temptress re-kindles an old romance while trying to escape her past during a tension-packed train journey.
They include Clive Brook, as an English officer and former lover of Lily's; Warner Oland, a rebel leader traveling incognito; and Anna May Wong, Lily's companion, a fellow prostitute hoping for a new start. The train is hijacked by the rebels, and the simmering tensions among the characters explode.
- Josef Von Sternberg
- Marlene Dietrich
Shanghai Express - Full Cast & Crew. Best Picture nominee about political intrigue, murder, espionage and romance aboard a train rolling through 1931 China during the country's civil war.
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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 Oland, Eugene Palette and Lawrence Grant.
