The Shanghai Gesture (1941)

19411h 39mdir. Josef von SternbergUnited Statesdrama filmfilm noir

With Gene Tierney, Walter Huston, Victor Mature, Ona Munson, Albert Bassermann, Maria Ouspenskaya, Eric Blore, Mike Mazurki

Directed by Josef von Sternberg

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The Shanghai Gesture is a 1941 American film noir directed by Josef von Sternberg and starring Gene Tierney, Walter Huston, Victor Mature, and Ona Munson. It is based on a Broadway play of the same name by John Colton, which was adapted for the screen by Sternberg and produced by Arnold Pressburger for United Artists.

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