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The Lady from Shanghai (1947) | Top 15% · CriticCrunch

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The Lady from Shanghai

Movie1947·87 min

The Lady from Shanghai

Directed by Orson Welles

Mystery Crime Thriller Drama

A mystery crime film directed by Orson Welles.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 15%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.3/10

About The Lady from Shanghai

A romantic drifter gets caught between a corrupt tycoon and his voluptuous wife.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Bleak (1 of 9)
Texture: Stylized, Unsettling
Story Tags: obsession, betrayal, corruption power, mid century, new york, san francisco, international, romantic partners, femme fatale, everyman, con deception, trial courtroom, cat and mouse, white collar crime

731 ratings

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Details

Director: Orson Welles
Language: English

Cast

Rita Hayworth, Orson Welles, Everett Sloane

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How The Lady from Shanghai Ranks

All movies

Top 15%

1940s movies

Top 26%

Mystery movies

Top 12%

1940s Mystery movies

Top 29%

Orson Welles films#4 of 12

Top 15% All movies.

the vibe

The Lady from Shanghai Vibe

What it feels like

measureddarkintenselayeredlight-touchpersonalbleak

stylized

unsettling

What it's about

con deceptiontrial courtroomcat & mouseobsessionbetrayalcorruption powerfemme fataleeverymanromantic partnerswhite-collar crimeNew YorkSan Franciscointernationalmid-century

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

bleak 1/9bleak 1/9

texture

stylizedstyled