The Prisoners of Shanghai (1927)
- Original title
- Die Gefangene von Shanghai
- Directed by
- Augusto Genina, Géza von Bolváry
- Genre
- drama film, silent film
- Country
- Germany
- Runtime
- 1h 19m
- Rating
- 8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A silent drama about people trapped in Shanghai. The story follows their struggles and relationships in a foreign and dangerous setting.
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What happens
The Prisoners of Shanghai (German: Die Gefangene von Shanghai) is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Géza von Bolváry and Augusto Genina and starring Carmen Boni, Jack Trevor, and Bernhard Goetzke. The film's sets were designed by the art director István Szirontai Lhotka. It focuses on similar themes to the subsequent Hollywood films Shanghai Express (1932) and The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1933). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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