The Lady from Shanghai

For the 2013 Pere Ubu album, see Lady from Shanghai (album).
The Lady from Shanghai
Theatrical release poster
Directed byOrson Welles
Screenplay byOrson Welles
Uncredited:
William Castle
Charles Lederer
Fletcher Markle
Based onIf I Die Before I Wake
1938 novel
by Raymond Sherwood King
Produced byOrson Welles
Starring
Cinematography
  • Charles Lawton Jr.
  • Rudolph Maté
    (uncredited)
  • Joseph Walker
    (uncredited)
Edited byViola Lawrence
Music byHeinz Roemheld
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release dates
  • December 24, 1947 (1947-12-24) (France)
  • April 14, 1948 (1948-04-14) (United States)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office1,564,609 admissions (France)[1]

The Lady from Shanghai is a 1947 American film noir produced and directed by Orson Welles and starring Rita Hayworth, Welles, Everett Sloane, and Glenn Anders.[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]

  1. ^ Orson Welles box office information in France at Box Office Story
  2. ^ "The 100 Best Film Noirs of All Time". Paste. August 9, 2015. Archived from the original on August 12, 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
  3. ^ "The Lady from Shanghai". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  4. ^ "National Film Registry Turns 30". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  5. ^ "Complete National Film Registry Listing". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-11-18.