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The Lady from Shanghai
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NR,1hr 27min
Genres:
Drama,Action
Released:
January 1, 1948
Director:
Orson Welles
Distributor:
Columbia TriStar
Starring:
Rita Hayworth, Orson Welles, Everett Sloane  ...more
Synopsis: The Lady From Shanghai, a complex, involving puzzle-within-a-puzzle mystery story, is a showcase for Orson Welles, showing his singular talents and sensibilities as few other films have. The story is superficially simple: a seaman Michael O'Hara (Welles) is hired as a crew member on the yacht of the wealthy Banister (Everett Sloane). His beautiful but mysterious wife Elsa (Rita Hayworth) has met O'Hara earlier, when he saved her from a mugging. What ensues is a complicated and bizarre pattern of ... Full Synopsis
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Lucia Bozzola
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This story about murder and betrayal becomes murky long before its conclusion, but Orson Welles's quintessential film noir is about moral chaos, and Welles's stunning visuals speak for themselves. Shot in sharp black-and white, the story of innocent narrator Michael O'Hara's twisted journey into the netherworld is told through deep shadows, skewed compositions, and unsettling close-ups. Enchancing ... Full Review
Featured Cast
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Rita Hayworth
Elsa "Rosalie" Bannister
Orson Welles
Michael O'Hara
Everett Sloane
Arthur Bannister
Ted de Corsia
Sidney Broome
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