Directed by:
Orson WellesComposer:
Heinz RoemheldCast:
Rita Hayworth, Orson Welles, Everett Sloane, Glenn Anders, Ted de Corsia, Erskine Sanford, Errol Flynn, Richard Wilson, Arthur Tovey, Jessie Arnold (more)Plots(1)
Baffling murders, fascinating plot twists and remarkable camera work all contribute to this spellbinding, time-honored film noir written, directed by and starring Orson Welles. Hired to work on a yacht belonging to the disabled husband of femme fatale Rita Hayworth, Welles plays an innocent man drawn into a dangerous web of intrigue and murder. The subject of great controversy and scandal upon its initial release, The Lady from Shanghai shocked 1948 audiences by presenting Hayworth with her flaming red hair cut short and dyed champagne blonde. Fifty years later, The Lady from Shanghai is considered vintage Welles, his famous hall of mirrors climax hailed as one of the greatest scenes in cinematic history. (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment)
(more)Cast
Rita Hayworth
USA
Best movies:
You'll Never Get Rich (1941)
You Were Never Lovelier (1942)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) - a.f.
Orson Welles
USA
Best movies:
Shogun (1980) (series) - narrator
Waterloo (1970)
Citizen Kane (1941)
Everett Sloane
USA
Best movies:
Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
Citizen Kane (1941)
Lust for Life (1956)
Glenn Anders
USA
Best movies:
Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
Keeper of the Flame (1942)
The Lady from Shanghai (1947)
Ted de Corsia
USA
Best movies:
The Killing (1956)
Spartacus (1960)
A Place in the Sun (1951)
Erskine Sanford
USA
Best movies:
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Citizen Kane (1941)
Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948)
Errol Flynn
Australia
Best movies:
Gentleman Jim (1942)
The Sea Hawk (1940)
Captain Blood (1935)
Richard Wilson
USA
Best movies:
Citizen Kane (1941)
The Lady from Shanghai (1947)
Arthur Tovey
USA
Best movies:
The Sting (1973)
Back to the Future (1985)
Some Like It Hot (1959)
Jessie Arnold
USA
Best movies:
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The Stratton Story (1949)
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Harry Strang
USA
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North by Northwest (1959)
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Milton Kibbee
USA
Best movies:
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Edison, the Man (1940)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Dorothy Vaughan
USA
Best movies:
After the Thin Man (1936)
Gentleman Jim (1942)
The Man in the Iron Mask (1939)
Harry Shannon
USA
Best movies:
Citizen Kane (1941)
Touch of Evil (1958)
Random Harvest (1942)
Blackie Whiteford
USA
Best movies:
The People Against O'Hara (1951)
King Kong (1933)
Captain Blood (1935)
Edward Peil Sr.
USA
Best movies:
Love Crazy (1941)
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Philip Van Zandt
Netherlands
Best movies:
Citizen Kane (1941)
Gilda (1946)
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William Alland
USA
Best movies:
Citizen Kane (1941)
Macbeth (1948)
The Lady from Shanghai (1947)
Theresa Harris
USA
Best movies:
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
Jezebel (1938)
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Tiny Jones
UK
Best movies:
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The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)
The Invisible Man (1933)