• 1938
  • 1h 45m
The Shanghai Drama

Summary A Russian emigrant sings in a Shanghai nightclub under the assumed name of Kay Murphy. All she dreams of is a peaceful life with her daughter Vera. But this is only a pipe dream as she has been forced by her former lover Ivan to work for a secret criminal organization, "The Black Dragon". Vera, who studies in a Hong Kong boarding-school, knows nothing about her mother's past. When Ivan, who is also Vera's father, resurfaces and blackmails Kay, the young woman is determined to fight back... View more details

  • 1938
  • 1h 45m

The Shanghai Drama

Directed : Georg Wilhelm Pabst

Written : Henri Jeanson Alexandre Arnoux Oscar Paul Gilbert

Stars : Louis Jouvet Raymond Rouleau Dorville Christl Mardayn

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6.4

Details

Genres : Drama

Release date : Oct 24, 1938

Countries of origin : France

Language : French

Filming locations : Cholon, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Production companies : Lucia Film

Summary A Russian emigrant sings in a Shanghai nightclub under the assumed name of Kay Murphy. All she dreams of is a peaceful life with her daughter Vera. But this is only a pipe dream as she has been forced by her former lover Ivan to work for a secret criminal organization, "The Black Dragon". Vera, who studies in a Hong Kong boarding-school, knows nothing about her mother's past. When Ivan, who is also Vera's father, resurfaces and blackmails Kay, the young woman is determined to fight back... View more details

Details

Genres : Drama

Release date : Oct 24, 1938

Countries of origin : France

Language : French

Filming locations : Cholon, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Production companies : Lucia Film

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Louis Jouvet and Christl Mardayn in Le drame de Shanghaï (1938) Le drame de Shanghaï (1938) Louis Jouvet and Christl Mardayn in Le drame de Shanghaï (1938) Christl Mardayn in Le drame de Shanghaï (1938)
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