Shanghai express
(DVD) 

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Contributors
Von Sternberg, Josef, 1894-1969, film producer,
Zukor, Adolph, 1873-1976 presenter.
Furthman, Jules screenwriter.
Dietrich, Marlene actor.
Brook, Clive, 1887-1974 actor.
Published
[New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2018].
ISBN
9781681434674, 1681434679, 9781681434612, 168143461X
Status
On Shelf
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Eisenhower Public Library District - StacksDVD SHANGHAIOn Shelf
Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - 2nd Flr - VideoDVD GOLDEN ERA SOn Shelf

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Subjects

LC Subjects
Action and adventure films.
China -- History -- 1928-1937 -- Drama.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Guerrillas -- China -- Drama.
Hijacking of trains -- Drama.
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
Railroad travel -- China -- Drama.
Romance films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Visitors, Foreign -- China -- Drama.

More Details

Published
[New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2018].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (82 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
ISBN
9781681434674, 1681434679, 9781681434612, 168143461X
UPC
715515217118

Notes

General Note
Title from title screen ; crew credits partially from boxed set's accompanying book.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1932.
General Note
Based on the story by Harry Hervey.
General Note
Full screen (1.33:1 aspect ratio).
General Note
Issued in a boxed set: Dietrich & Von Sternberg in Hollywood, which includes an accompanying book (80 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
General Note
Includes a 2018 interview with film scholar Homay King on Von Sternberg's cinematic impressions of China and the actress Ana Mae Wong.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Lee Garmes ; editor, Frank Sullivan ; music, Karl Hajos.
Participants/Performers
Marlene Dietrich, Clive Brook, Anna Mae Wong, Warner Oland, Eugene Pallette.
Description
An opulent romantic adventure that focuses on a diverse group of passengers traveling by express train from Peking to Shanghai. Among them is Captain Doc Harvey, who finds himself reunited with his former lover, now an infamous adventuress who calls herself Shanghai Lily. Desire and deception follow, culminating in a tense hostage situation when their train is hijacked by a Chinese warlord.
System Details
DVD; NTSC; region 1; 4:3 full screen; Dolby digital mono.
Language
In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Local note
DVD

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Von Sternberg, J., Zukor, A., Furthman, J., Dietrich, M., Brook, C., Wong, A. M., Pallette, E., Garmes, L., & Hervey, H. (2018). Shanghai express (DVD special edition.). The Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Josef Von Sternberg et al.. 2018. Shanghai Express. [New York, N.Y.]: The Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Josef Von Sternberg et al.. Shanghai Express [New York, N.Y.]: The Criterion Collection, 2018.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Von Sternberg, J., Zukor, A., Furthman, J., Dietrich, M., Brook, C., Wong, A. M. and Pallette, E. et al (2018). Shanghai express. DVD special edn. [New York, N.Y.]: The Criterion Collection.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Von Sternberg, Josef, et al. Shanghai Express DVD special edition., The Criterion Collection, 2018.

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