La signora di Shanghai

Titolo originale: The Lady from Shanghai

1947
T
1h 27min

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Rita Hayworth and Orson Welles in La signora di Shanghai (1947)

Affascinato dalla splendida signora Bannister, il marinaio Michael O'Hara si unisce a una bizzarra crociera in yacht e finisce impantanato in un complesso complotto di omicidio.Affascinato dalla splendida signora Bannister, il marinaio Michael O'Hara si unisce a una bizzarra crociera in yacht e finisce impantanato in un complesso complotto di omicidio.Affascinato dalla splendida signora Bannister, il marinaio Michael O'Hara si unisce a una bizzarra crociera in yacht e finisce impantanato in un complesso complotto di omicidio.

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Rita Hayworth

Elsa Bannister

Orson Welles

Michael O'Hara

Everett Sloane

Arthur Bannister

Glenn Anders

George Grisby

Ted de Corsia

Sidney Broome
(as Ted De Corsia)

Erskine Sanford

Judge

Gus Schilling

Goldie

Carl Frank

District Attorney Galloway

Louis Merrill

Jake Bjornsen

Evelyn Ellis

Bessie

Harry Shannon

Cab Driver

William Alland

Reporter
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Jessie Arnold

Schoolteacher at Aquarium
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Wong Artarne

Ticket Taker
(non citato nei titoli originali)

Rama Bai

Townswoman
(non citato nei titoli originali)

Jack Baxley

Guard
(non citato nei titoli originali)

Steve Benton

Policeman
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Eumenio Blanco

Sailor
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Good film, Great ending

Okay, the chemistry between Welles and Hayworth was not great, and, to put an end to the "even though they were married" lines, they divorced two weeks after the release of the film. However, as a film-noir and a piece of Orson Welles' body of work, this film is top notch.

Its biggest flaw, besides Welles accent, is that the beginning of the movie is very slow. However, it is necessary for the ending to payoff. It's unfortunate that the current world is moving at light speed, and that movies are chastised for taking ample time to develop their world. A modern example of length being put to good use is The Count of Monte Cristo. Still, that film doesn't compare to "Shanghai".

Once the trial, which is often hilarious, begins, the movie reaches the heights of greatness. It all climaxes with a visually stunning ending in the mirror room of a fun house and a fantastic performance by Hayworth.

The film sticks with you.

Also recommended: The Third Man

jkerr216
9 ago 2004
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According to Orson Welles, this film grew out of an act of pure desperation. Welles, whose Mercury Theatre company produced a musical version of "Around the World in 80 Days," was in desperate need of money just before the Boston preview. Mere hours before the show was due to open, the costumes had been impounded and unless Welles could come up with $55,000 to pay outstanding debts, the performance would have to be canceled. Stumbling upon a copy of "If I Die Before I Wake," the novel upon which this film is based, Welles phoned Harry Cohn, instructing him to buy the rights to the novel and offering to write, direct and star in the film so long as Cohn would send $55,000 to Boston within two hours. The money arrived, and the production went on as planned.

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The narrator mentions they arrive back in San Francisco in early October, but in the document (prepared by Grisby) that Michael signs verifying his killing of Grisby, it is dated August 9th, supposedly the next day.