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The Lady from Shanghai (1947)

★ 7.3/10 87 min Mystery, Crime, Thriller, Drama United States English
Director: Orson Welles
Screenplay by: Orson Welles
Novel: Sherwood King
Streaming: Not available
I told you... you know nothing about wickedness

Description

A romantic drifter gets caught between a corrupt tycoon and his voluptuous wife.

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Top Cast

Rita Hayworth
Rita Hayworth Elsa Bannister
Orson Welles
Orson Welles Michael O'Hara
Everett Sloane
Everett Sloane Arthur Bannister
Glenn Anders
Glenn Anders George Grisby
Ted de Corsia
Ted de Corsia Sidney Broome
Erskine Sanford
Erskine Sanford Judge
Gus Schilling
Gus Schilling Goldfish
Carl Frank District Attorney Galloway

The Lady from Shanghai Appears on 7 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2024)
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die #795
Academy Museum Of Motion Pictures
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures #172
National Film Registry
National Film Registry #393

Critic Curated

Paste Magazine The 100 Best Film Noirs Of All Time
Paste Magazine #20
The Telegraphs 500 Must See Films
The Telegraph #221

Filmmaker Curation

Martin Scorsese's Alternative List of Favorite Films
LaCinetek #19

Letterboxd Lists

Letterboxd 120 Highest Rated 1940-1949 Films
Letterboxd #97

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