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Shanghai Express (1932)

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Starring (View all)
Marlene Dietrich Marlene Dietrich
Shanghai Lily
Clive Brook Clive Brook
Captain Donald Harvey
Anna May Wong Anna May Wong
Hui Fei
Warner Oland Warner Oland
Henry Chang
Eugene Pallette Eugene Pallette
Sam Salt
Lawrence Grant Lawrence Grant
Mr. Carmichael
Louise Closser Hale Louise Closser Hale
Mrs. Haggerty


Written by
Jules Furthman Jules Furthman
(screen play)


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1 year, 9 months ago at Jul 3 1:03
(OK) 'Fun in a chinese laundry? named Sternberg his autobiography. There it is the baroque details, the marvellous scene of the train stopped in the middle of a peopled street; and then Shangai Lily is a study of photo, shadows, textures, feelings...
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Description: An intoxicating mix of adventure, romance, and pre-Code salaciousness, Shanghai Express marks the commercial peak of an iconic collaboration. Marlene Dietrich is at her wicked best as Shanghai Lily, a courtesan whose reputation brings a hint of scandal to a three-day train ride through war-torn China. On board, she is surrounded by a motley crew of foreigners and lowlifes, including a fellow fallen woman (Anna May Wong), an old flame (Clive Brook), and a rebel leader wanted by the authorities (Warner Oland). As tensions come to a boil, director Josef von Sternberg delivers one breathtaking image after another, enveloping his sta ... (more)
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"3.1. Idän pikajunassa ei tapahdu asioita kovinkaan pikaisesti - ja suurin osa tapahtuu itse asiassa junan ulkopuolella. Kiinalainen kapinallisjohtaja kaappailee vähäsen, ja sitten neuvotellaan, tapetaan ja paetaan. Samalla syttyy sammunut rakkauden liekki. Leffasta löytyy jonkin verran kaukomaaeksotiikkaa, mutta seikkailun sijaan siinä on melko paljon pönötystä. En ollut hulluna leffaan, mutta ei se missään vaiheessa ärsyttänytkään. Shanghai Expressin kohtalo on puuroutua tusina-H"


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