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The Lady from Shanghai (1947)

★ 7.5Approved87 minDirector: Orson Welles

1947 film by Orson Welles

The Lady from Shanghai is a 1947 American film noir produced and directed by Orson Welles and starring Rita Hayworth, Welles, Everett Sloane, and Glenn Anders. Welles's screenplay is based on the novel If I Die Before I Wake by Sherwood King.

Although the Columbia Pictures film initially received mixed reviews, it has grown in stature over the years. In 2018, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is The Lady from Shanghai about?
The Lady from Shanghai (1947) — Michael O'Hara, against his better judgement, hires on as a crew member of Arthur Bannister's yacht, sailing to San Francisco. They pick up Grisby, Bannister's law partner, en route. Bannister has a wife, Elsa, who seems to like Michael much better than she likes her husband. Aft
Is The Lady from Shanghai based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is The Lady from Shanghai scary?
Content rating: Approved. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.