Moscow Shanghai

1936 1h 30m DE

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 1

Drama

Synopsis

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Spanning the years between the Bolshevik Revolution and 1930, this Negri vehicle focuses on an exiled Russian noblewoman who has lost track of her daughter and of a young officer she pined for.Until she finds them both again and together.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Pola Negri
Olga Petrowna
Gustav Diessl
Sergej Smrirnow
Susi Lanner
Maria
Paul Bildt
General Nechludow
Rudolf Schündler
Galgenvogel
Walter Gross
Manager in Shanghai
Ernst Behmer
Bahnbeamter
Karl Meixner
Pope

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Paul Wegener
Writers: Max W. Kimmich, Kurt Heynicke
Languages: German
Countries: Germany

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 7

ERA

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90 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Paul Wegener, shot by Franz Weihmayr. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Munni Obal shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Pola Negri and Gustav Diessl and Susi Lanner carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0159116 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Paul Wegener directs. Franz Weihmayr behind the camera. Munni Obal cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German.

Trivia

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190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
290 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Directed by Paul Wegener, shot by Franz Weihmayr. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Munni Obal shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Pola Negri and Gustav Diessl and Susi Lanner carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0159116 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.