| The Shanghai Gesture | |
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| Directed by | Josef von Sternberg |
| Screenplay by | Josef von Sternberg Geza Herczeg Jules Furthman |
| Based on | the play The Shanghai Gesture by John Colton |
| Produced by | Arnold Pressburger |
| Starring | Gene Tierney Walter Huston Victor Mature Ona Munson |
| Cinematography | Paul Ivano |
| Edited by | Sam Winston |
| Music by | Richard Hageman |
Production company | Arnold Pressburger Films |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $580,000[1] |
| Box office | $1.1 million (US rentals)[2] |
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.
Boris Leven received an Academy Award nomination for Best Art Direction, while Richard Hageman was nominated for Best Original Music Score.[3]
- ^ "The Switcheroo". Variety. 20 May 1942. p. 3. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
- ^ "101 Pix Gross in Millions". Variety. January 6, 1943. p. 58.
- ^ "Academy Awards Search". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.[permanent dead link]