Shanghai Express

1932 film by Josef von Sternberg
Movie film Q1543253
Shanghai Express
Don English (1901-1964); Paramount Pictures · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Shanghai Express

Summary

Shanghai Express is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (283 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Shanghai Express received the Academy Award for Best Cinematography[3].
  • Shanghai Express's image is recorded as Marlene Dietrich in Shanghai Express (1932) by Don English (cropped).png[4].
  • Shanghai Express's instance of is recorded as film[5].
  • Shanghai Express's director is recorded as Josef von Sternberg[6].
  • Shanghai Express's screenwriter is recorded as Jules Furthman[7].
  • Shanghai Express's screenwriter is recorded as Harry Hervey[8].
  • Shanghai Express's composer is recorded as W. Franke Harling[9].
  • Shanghai Express's movement is recorded as Pre-Code Hollywood[10].
  • Shanghai Express's genre is recorded as drama film[11].
  • Shanghai Express's genre is recorded as romance film[12].
  • Shanghai Express's cast member is recorded as Marlene Dietrich[13].
  • Shanghai Express's cast member is recorded as Anna May Wong[14].
  • Shanghai Express's cast member is recorded as Clive Brook[15].
  • Shanghai Express's cast member is recorded as Warner Oland[16].
  • Shanghai Express's cast member is recorded as Eugene Pallette[17].
  • Shanghai Express's cast member is recorded as Émile Chautard[18].
  • Shanghai Express's cast member is recorded as Lawrence Grant[19].
  • Shanghai Express's cast member is recorded as Gustav von Seyffertitz[20].
  • Shanghai Express's cast member is recorded as Claude King[21].
  • Shanghai Express's cast member is recorded as Leonard Carey[22].
  • Shanghai Express's cast member is recorded as Louise Closser Hale[23].
  • Shanghai Express's cast member is recorded as Willie Fung[24].
  • Shanghai Express's producer is recorded as Adolph Zukor[25].
  • Shanghai Express's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 222429179[26].
  • Shanghai Express's GND ID is recorded as 4751452-8[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Shanghai Express's producer is recorded as Adolph Zukor[25]. Its director is recorded as Josef von Sternberg[6]. Screenwriters include Jules Furthman[7] and Harry Hervey[8]. Cast members include Marlene Dietrich[13], Anna May Wong[14], Clive Brook[15], Warner Oland[16], Eugene Pallette[17], and Émile Chautard[18].

Publication

Publication dates include +1932-02-02T00:00:00Z[28] and +1932-02-12T00:00:00Z[29]. Original languages include English[30], French[31], German[32], and Yue Chinese[33]. Genres include drama film[11] and romance film[12].

Subject and Themes

Shanghai Express's movement is recorded as Pre-Code Hollywood[10].

Reception

Shanghai Express received the Academy Award for Best Cinematography[3]. Reviews include 8.5/10[34] and 96%[35].

Why It Matters

Shanghai Express ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (283 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

What awards did Shanghai Express receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Cinematography[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . cinematografo.it. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . virtual-history.com. Retrieved . virtual-history.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
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  28. [32] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  29. [33] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  30. [34] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [35] . wikidata.org.
  32. [28] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  33. [29] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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