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.[1][2] 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.
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Directed by | G. W. Pabst |
Written by | Oscar-Paul Gilbert [fr] (novel) Alexandre Arnoux Henri Jeanson Léo Lania |
Produced by | Romain Pinès Marc Sorkin |
Starring | Christl Mardayn Louis Jouvet Raymond Rouleau |
Cinematography | Curt Courant Eugen Schüfftan |
Edited by | Louisette Hautecoeur Jean Oser |
Music by | Ralph Erwin |
Production company | Lucia Film |
Distributed by | Compagnie Cinématographique de France |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Films directed by G. W. Pabst | |
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