Poster Shanghai Express

Title: Shanghai Express

Original Title: Shanghai Express

Year: 1932

Info

Release Dates

  • United States: February 02 1932

Plot

'Shanghai Express' is a 1932 dramatic film directed by Josef von Sternberg starring Marlene Dietrich. This film was the Sternberg/Dietrich's fourth collaboration out of seven films they did together.

In 1931, China is embroiled in a civil war. All the foreigners, in order to be saved during the war, they're all in a express to Shanghai. During the journey, Captain Donald Harvey will encounter with a long lost love called Shanghai Lily, whom everyone knows her as a courtesan but for him she was the love of lis life. They will have to face the Chinese Government soldiers who try to apprehend a rebel agent on board. While they're being attacked they will have to decide if the love they feel about each other is worth fighting for.

Awards

Cast

Marlene Dietrich

Marlene Dietrich

Shanghai Lily

Lawrence Grant

Lawrence Grant

Reverend Mr. Carmichael

Clive Brook

Clive Brook

Capitán Donald Harvey

Warner Oland

Warner Oland

Henry Chang

Videos

'Shanghai Express' Trailer 1:40

Photos

El expreso de Shanghai
El expreso de Shanghai
El expresso de Shanghai
El expresso de Shanghai
El expresso de Shanghai

Trivia

1000 extras were used in the making of the movie

The black-and-white leather gloves Dietrich wears at the start of the film were custom-made by Hermès.

Howard Hawks made an unnoficial contribbution to the film's script.

Soundtrack from 'Shanghai Express'

Blue Blazes

Compuesta por

Richard A. Whiting

Ho-Hum

Compuesta por

Dana Suesse

Liebesträume

Compuesta por

Franz Liszt

Shanghai Express Prelude

Compuesta por

Rudolph G. Kopp

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