Carl Frank, Erskine Sanford, Everett Sloane
Legend has it that Orson Welles more or less conned studio boss Harry Cohn over the phone into making this movie by grabbing the title from a nearby paperback. In any case, The Lady from Shanghai...( read more
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DVD Release Date: October 3, 2000
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November 15, 2009Citizen Kane may have been Orson Welles' biggest blessing but it was also his biggest curse. Having such a masterpiece as your very first film is a hard thing to follow-up. It's understandable that everything Welles did post-Kane was a step down. The problem is, at leas...( read more)
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October 17, 2009great twist at the end! Orson Welles with a Irish accent is HOT!! sooo sexy! ;)
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February 11, 2009Extremely short but entertaining none the less. The film is almost a grand scale love letter from Welles to Hayworth.Even without her trademark red hair now cropped short and dyed blond Hayworth dazzles and the camera just loves her.
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February 10, 2009ultimately this film doesnt really hold up under the closest scrutiny, but it is still very well done. rita hayworth was never more beautiful and the plot was formulated to provide great intrigue until the end. a solid addition to the wells filmography.
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June 26, 2007with this low budget noir gem Welles shows his guts once more, by giving it his essential expresionistic style, and also because he cut and dyed the hair or the gorgeous Rita Hayworth. marvelous.
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November 23, 2009Such a great mess of a movie. So many moments. Such a ride. It's jarring both by design and by default, as it was recut without Welles, but the wild almost stream of conscious, rambling of tricks, exaggerated cliches, and moments of brilliance, add up to a great experience. It...( read more)
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September 18, 2009Stunning direction and a suspenseful story in this awesome Orson Welles' film-noir.
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August 17, 2009Jul 09 - It becomes theatrical at times but the characters are very powerful. The mystery is not played out well but the noir atmosphere is fantastic.
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June 28, 2009The story lost me after a certain point, but it's full of style and constantly inventive. I still couldn't get used to Welles' accent though...
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June 19, 2009wow umn just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a good movie 2 watch...its got a good cast of actors/actressess throughout this movie....i think that rita hayworth, orson welles, louis merill, glenn anders, gus schilling, harry shannon, everett sloane, erskine sa...( read more)
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