The Shanghai Drama (1938)
- Original title
- Le Drame de Shanghaï
- Directed by
- Georg Wilhelm Pabst
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 8 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A White Russian woman exiled in Shanghai becomes a cabaret singer to pay for her daughter's education. She faces hard choices in a harsh and lonely city.
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What happens
The Shanghai Drama (French: Le drame de Shanghaï) is a 1938 French drama film directed by G. W. Pabst and starring Christl Mardayn, Louis Jouvet and Raymond Rouleau. An exiled White Russian woman works as a cabaret singer in Shanghai to support her daughter through school. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Andrej Andrejew and Guy de Gastyne. It was shot at the Joinville Studios in Paris and on location in Saigon in French Indochina. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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