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The Lady from Shanghai is a 1947 American film noir produced and directed by Orson Welles that stars Rita Hayworth, Welles and Everett Sloane. Welles's screenplay is based on the novel If I Die Before I Wake by Sherwood King.
The Lady from Shanghai: Directed by Orson Welles. With Rita Hayworth, Orson Welles, Everett Sloane, Glenn Anders. Fascinated by gorgeous Mrs. Bannister, seaman Michael O'Hara joins a bizarre yachting cruise, and ends up mired in a complex murder plot.
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- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Orson Welles
- 1948-04-14
A seaman becomes involved in a complex murder plot when he is hired to work on a yacht. He soon finds himself implicated in the murder, despite his innocence. The film is best remembered for it's...
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- Rita Hayworth
- Orson Welles
- Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
The Lady from Shanghai, American film noir, released in 1947, that was adapted from the Sherwood King novel If I Die Before I Wake. Director, writer, and star Orson Welles cast his estranged wife, Rita Hayworth, opposite himself in a film that became famous for its confounding plot and for the.
- Lee Pfeiffer
Jun 27, 2012 · http://uk.mubi.com/films/2552MUBI'S TAKE:A towering classic among all noirs: the legendary Orson Welles directs one of Hollywood's greatest beauties, Rita Ha...
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Jul 22, 2014 · Take The Lady from Shanghai, now restored and getting a re-release. Made in 1947, during the heyday of film noir, the film is famous for a plot so complex that it’s virtually unintelligible, and for its virtuoso climax in a fairground’s hall of mirrors.
Summaries. Fascinated by gorgeous Mrs. Bannister, seaman Michael O'Hara joins a bizarre yachting cruise, and ends up mired in a complex murder plot. Michael O'Hara, against his better judgement, hires on as a crew member of Arthur Bannister's yacht, sailing to San Francisco.
