Shanghai Express - videos, teasers and stills from filming

All videos, teasers and footage from the filming of the film "Shanghai Express"

Shanghai Express (1932)

Timing: 1:22 (82 min)

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The film involved 1,000 extras.
Marlene Dietrich recalled in her memoirs that almost the entire film was shot by Josef von Sternberg, although Lee Garmes ultimately received the Oscar for cinematography.
The extras in the film mostly speak Cantonese Chinese (which is mainly used in southern China). If the filmmakers had paid more attention to authenticity, the extras would have spoken Mandarin Chinese, but most of the Chinese people from Los Angeles and its surroundings who were employed as extras spoke Cantonese, so von Sternberg had to accept this.
Director Josef von Sternberg (1894-1969) wanted the film's style to reflect the rhythm of a train journey. This explains the speed at which the plot unfolds and the fragmented dialogues, separated by pauses.
The film was initially banned in China, and its removal from international distribution was even demanded. The ban was lifted only after assurances and guarantees from Paramount Pictures that they would not film any more movies about Chinese politics.
Marlene Dietrich recalled in her memoirs that almost the entire film was shot by Josef von Sternberg, although Lee Garmes ultimately received the “Oscar” for cinematography.

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