For the 2013 Pere Ubu release, see Lady from Shanghai (album).
The Lady from Shanghai
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Orson Welles
Screenplay by
Orson Welles Uncredited: William Castle Charles Lederer Fletcher Markle
Based on
If I Die Before I Wake 1938 novel by Raymond Sherwood King
Produced by
Orson Welles
Starring
Rita Hayworth
Orson Welles
Everett Sloane
Glenn Anders
Narrated by
Orson Welles
Cinematography
Charles Lawton Jr.
Rudolph Maté (uncredited)
Joseph Walker (uncredited)
Edited by
Viola Lawrence
Music by
Heinz Roemheld
Color process
Black and white
Production company
Mercury Productions
Distributed by
Columbia Pictures
Release dates
December 24, 1947 (France) April 14, 1948 (US)
Running time
88 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Box office
1,564,609 admissions (France)[1]
The Lady from Shanghai is a 1947 American film noir produced and directed by Orson Welles that stars Rita Hayworth, Welles and Everett Sloane.[2] Welles's screenplay is based on the novel If I Die Before I Wake by Sherwood King.[3]
Although the Columbia Pictures film initially received mixed reviews, it has grown in stature over the years. In 2018, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."[4][5]
^Orson Welles box office information in France at Box Office Story
^"The 100 Best Film Noirs of All Time". Paste. August 9, 2015. Archived from the original on August 12, 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
^"The Lady from Shanghai". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
^"National Film Registry Turns 30". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
^"Complete National Film Registry Listing". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
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