Cinematic background from Shanghai Express 1932 - A beautiful temptress re-kindles an old romance while trying to escape her past during a tension-packed train journey.

Shanghai Express

1932

Adventure, Drama, Film-Noir

Directors:
Josef von Sternberg
Writers:
Jules Furthman, Harry Hervey
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Movie still from “Shanghai Express” (1932), directed by Josef von Sternberg – An old photo of a man and a little girl; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Shanghai Express” (1932), directed by Josef von Sternberg – A woman sitting at a table looking down at a piece of paper; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Shanghai Express” (1932), directed by Josef von Sternberg – A black and white photo of a man standing in front of an open door; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Shanghai Express” (1932), directed by Josef von Sternberg – Two women are holding a pair of shears in their hands; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Shanghai Express” (1932), directed by Josef von Sternberg – An old photo of a woman in a black dress; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Shanghai Express” (1932), directed by Josef von Sternberg – A man and a woman sitting at a table in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Shanghai Express” (1932), directed by Josef von Sternberg – A man and a woman standing next to each other in front of a mirror; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Shanghai Express” (1932), directed by Josef von Sternberg – A man wearing a trench coat and a bow tie; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Shanghai Express” (1932), directed by Josef von Sternberg – A man smoking a cigarette while wearing a military uniform; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Shanghai Express” (1932), directed by Josef von Sternberg – A black - and - white photo of a woman with a feather in her hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Shanghai Express” (1932), directed by Josef von Sternberg – A man and a woman in military uniforms; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Shanghai Express” (1932), directed by Josef von Sternberg – A man and a woman are looking at each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Shanghai Express” (1932), directed by Josef von Sternberg – A black and white photo of a man in a military uniform; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Shanghai Express” (1932), directed by Josef von Sternberg – A man and a woman in military uniforms; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Shanghai Express” (1932), directed by Josef von Sternberg – An asian woman in a black and white photo; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Shanghai Express” (1932), directed by Josef von Sternberg – A black - and - white photo of a man in a military uniform; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Shanghai Express” (1932), directed by Josef von Sternberg – An old photo of a woman looking at the camera; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Shanghai Express” (1932), directed by Josef von Sternberg – An old black and white photo of a man and a woman; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Shanghai Express” (1932), directed by Josef von Sternberg – A black and white photo of a woman smoking a cigarette; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Shanghai Express” (1932), directed by Josef von Sternberg – A man and a woman posing for a picture in an army uniform; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Shanghai Express” (1932), directed by Josef von Sternberg – A man in a uniform sitting at a table in front of a mirror; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Shanghai Express” (1932), directed by Josef von Sternberg – A man in uniform sitting in front of a train window; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Shanghai Express” (1932), directed by Josef von Sternberg – A black and white photo of a woman in a black dress; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Shanghai Express” (1932), directed by Josef von Sternberg – A black and white photo of a woman wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Shanghai Express” (1932), directed by Josef von Sternberg – An old photo of a woman in a fur coat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Shanghai Express” (1932), directed by Josef von Sternberg – A black - and - white photo of a woman in a fur coat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Shanghai Express” (1932), directed by Josef von Sternberg – An asian woman with a cigarette in her mouth; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Shanghai Express” (1932), directed by Josef von Sternberg – An old photo of a woman in a black dress; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Shanghai Express” (1932), directed by Josef von Sternberg – A black and white photo of a woman looking out of a window; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Shanghai Express” (1932), directed by Josef von Sternberg – A man and a woman sitting next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Shanghai Express” (1932), directed by Josef von Sternberg – A black and white photo of a woman and a man in front of a mirror; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Shanghai Express” (1932), directed by Josef von Sternberg – A man in a tuxedo and a man in a suit and bow tie; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Shanghai Express” (1932), directed by Josef von Sternberg – An old photo of a woman leaning against a wooden stair railing; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Shanghai Express” (1932), directed by Josef von Sternberg – A man in a military uniform is standing in front of a building; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Shanghai Express” (1932), directed by Josef von Sternberg – A black and white photo of a woman wearing a veil; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Shanghai Express” (1932), directed by Josef von Sternberg – A black and white photo of a woman in a dark room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Shanghai Express” (1932), directed by Josef von Sternberg – A man standing next to a wall in a room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Shanghai Express” (1932), directed by Josef von Sternberg – A man and a woman are looking at each other through a veil; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Shanghai Express” (1932), directed by Josef von Sternberg – A group of people standing in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Shanghai Express” (1932), directed by Josef von Sternberg – An old photo of a woman in a fur coat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Shanghai Express” (1932), directed by Josef von Sternberg – A black and white photo of a woman with her hands clasped together; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Shanghai Express” (1932), directed by Josef von Sternberg – A man sitting at a desk in front of a computer; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Shanghai Express” (1932), directed by Josef von Sternberg – A black and white photo of a city street with people and animals; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Shanghai Express” (1932), directed by Josef von Sternberg – A group of men sitting around a table; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Shanghai Express” (1932), directed by Josef von Sternberg – Black and white photograph of a crowd of people next to a train; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Shanghai Express” (1932), directed by Josef von Sternberg – An old black and white photo of a man looking out a window; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Shanghai Express” (1932), directed by Josef von Sternberg – A black and white photo of a woman wearing a veil; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Shanghai Express” (1932), directed by Josef von Sternberg – A group of people standing around a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Shanghai Express” (1932), directed by Josef von Sternberg – A black and white photo of a woman smoking a cigarette; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Shanghai Express” (1932), directed by Josef von Sternberg – A black - and - white photo of a woman pointing to the sky; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Shanghai Express” (1932), directed by Josef von Sternberg – A group of men standing next to each other in front of a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Shanghai Express” (1932), directed by Josef von Sternberg – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Shanghai Express” (1932), directed by Josef von Sternberg – A woman sitting at a table in front of two men; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Shanghai Express” (1932), directed by Josef von Sternberg – An older man holding a tray of food in front of two other men; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Shanghai Express” (1932), directed by Josef von Sternberg – An old photo of a man and a woman sitting on a bench; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Shanghai Express” (1932), directed by Josef von Sternberg – A man in a military uniform is standing in front of a building; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Shanghai Express” (1932), directed by Josef von Sternberg – A black and white photo of two men sitting in a train car; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Shanghai Express” (1932), directed by Josef von Sternberg – A man wearing a uniform and a hat; Close Up shot, High angle