The Shanghai Gesture

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:film
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Shanghai_Express
gptkbp:based_on play by John Colton
play by Sidney Howard
gptkbp:box_office $2.5 million
$1.5 million
gptkbp:budget $1.5 million
gptkbp:character gptkb:Mr._Wong
gptkb:The_Dancer
gptkb:The_Friend
gptkb:The_Girl
gptkb:The_Police_Officer
gptkb:The_Stranger
gptkb:The_Mentor
gptkb:The_Servant
gptkb:The_Businessman
gptkb:The_Outsider
gptkb:The_Gambler
gptkb:The_Lover
gptkb:The_Enemy
gptkb:The_Authority
gptkb:The_Boy
gptkb:The_Fallen
gptkb:The_Protector
gptkb:The_Survivor
gptkb:The_Informant
gptkb:The_Spy
gptkb:The_Witness
gptkb:Madame_Gin_Sling
gptkb:musical_group
gptkb:The_Dreamer
gptkb:currency
gptkb:The_Victorious
The Victim
The Rival
The Manipulator
The Schemer
Dr. Omar
Mr. Schuman
gptkbp:cinematography gptkb:Lee_Garmes
gptkb:James_Wong_Howe
gptkbp:color black and white
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:critical_reception mixed reviews
gptkbp:cultural_impact cult following
gptkbp:directed_by gptkb:Josef_von_Sternberg
gptkbp:director gptkb:Josef_von_Sternberg
gptkb:Joseph_von_Sternberg
gptkbp:edited_by gptkb:Dorothy_Spencer
gptkbp:features love triangle
opium trade
themes of revenge
themes of betrayal
themes of power dynamics
gptkbp:film_festival gptkb:film_festival
gptkb:New_York_Film_Festival
gptkbp:film_score gptkb:Cesar_Franck's_symphonic_poem
gptkbp:follows a gambling den owner
gptkbp:genre gptkb:High_School
gptkb:film
romance
gptkbp:has_sequel gptkb:none
gptkbp:has_theme gptkb:TV_series
gptkb:historical_event
gptkb:betrayal
gptkb:greed
gptkb:loss
gptkb:loyalty
gptkb:moral_ambiguity
gptkb:revenge
gptkb:survival
gptkb:Monarch
gptkb:Saint
gptkb:Order
gptkb:mythological_figure
gptkb:military_conflict
gptkb:military_operation
gptkb:organization
class struggle
cynicism
social commentary
female empowerment
redemption
manipulation
surveillance
ambition
disillusionment
power dynamics
emotional turmoil
seduction
moral conflict
existential crisis
desperation
desire
personal struggle
exoticism
psychological tension
intrigue
cultural clash
betrayal of trust
betrayal of ideals
betrayal of love
gptkbp:home_media_release gptkb:DJ
gptkb:film
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Shanghai Gesture
gptkbp:influenced subsequent films
later films
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:German_Expressionism
gptkb:Expressionism
film noir
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:music_by gptkb:Cesar_Franck
gptkb:Cyril_J._Mockridge
gptkbp:notable_appearance climactic confrontation
gambling den scene
gptkbp:notable_feature gptkb:artwork
cinematography
performances
gptkbp:notable_for performances
visual style
gptkbp:produced_by gptkb:Columbia_Pictures
gptkbp:production_company gptkb:20th_Century_Fox
gptkb:Columbia_Pictures
gptkbp:release_date December 1941
December 1951
gptkbp:release_year 1941
1951
gptkbp:released_in 1941
gptkbp:remake gptkb:none
The Shanghai Gesture (1951)
gptkbp:runtime 100 minutes
90 minutes
gptkbp:screenplay_by gptkb:T._S._Eliot
gptkb:John_Colton
gptkbp:set_in gptkb:Shanghai
gptkbp:starring gptkb:Gene_Tierney
gptkb:Victor_Mature
gptkb:Walter_Huston
gptkb:Phyllis_Thaxter
gptkbp:themes gptkb:betrayal
gptkb:greed
gptkb:military_operation
love