Shanghai Express

Director: Josef von Sternberg

Overview

In this exotic far-Eastern adventure, Marlene Dietrich is a passenger on the Shanghai Express. As the train chugs through the treacherous passages of war-torn China, Oland reveals himself as the leader of a rebel group, who plans to hold the passengers hostage to secure the release of his imprisoned followers.

Product Details

Release Date:	07/01/2014
UPC:	0025192139659
Original Release:	1932
Language:	English
Time:	1:23:00
Sales rank:	22,689

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Marlene Dietrich	Shanghai Lily
Clive Brook	Capt. Donald Harvey
Louise Closser Hale	Mrs. Haggerty
Anna May Wong	Hui Fei
Warner Oland	Henry Chang
Eugene Pallette	Sam Salt
Lawrence Grant	Rev. Carmichael
Gustav von Seyffertitz	Eric Baum
Emile Chautard	Maj. Lenard
Claude King	Albright
Neshida Minoru	Chinese Spy
James B. Leong	Rebel
Willie Fung	Engineer
Leonard Carey	Minister
Forrester Harvey	Ticket Agent
Miki Morita	Officer
W. Harling	Composer

Technical Credits

Jules Furthman

Harry Hervey

Adolph Zukor	Producer,Executive Producer
Jules Furthman	Screenwriter
Harry Hervey	Screenwriter
Josef von Sternberg	Producer

Scene Index

1. Introduction 2. The Representation of Marginal Subjects in Policy as a Topic of Social Justice Interest 3. Foucault, Feminism and Challenging Marginality 4. Representations of Refugee Women in Policy and their Material ‘Real World’ Effects 5. Australian Settlement Education Policy, Representations, and Material Effects for Refugee Women 6. The Gendered Refugee Experience and its Educational Impacts 7. Contradicting Meanings and Producing New Discourse with Refugee Women: Methodology 8. Agency in Education: The Context and Backgrounds of Nine Refugee Women 9. Quality of Life and Empowerment 10. Care of the Self 11. Conclusion

Editorial Reviews

Shanghai Express is one of the best, and arguably the most popular, of the seven films that director Josef von Sternberg made with Marlene Dietrich. As usual, the strikingly photographed Dietrich looks like a goddess, but she also delivers a fine performance as Shanghai Lily, a woman of debatable reputation. Von Sternberg creates a suspenseful atmosphere, rich with memorable characterizations. Still, the film's visual design is its most distinctive aspect; Lee Garmes' cinematography won him an Academy Award. In keeping with the overall look, Shanghai's sets and costumes are brilliantly ornate. The story would be remade in 1942 as the little-seen Night Plane from Chungking and in 1951 as Peking Express, neither of which could achieve the allure of the von Sternberg production, which was also nominated for Oscars for Best Picture and Best Director.