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Lady from Shanghai, The (1947) Rank 4 Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Lady from Shanghai, The (1947) a score of 3.0333 out of 4

based on (12) reviews

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TV Guide Entertainment Network, Movie Guide

This remarkably inventive if decidedly confusing film noir stars Welles as a wandering Irishman named Michael O'Hara. One evening he saves Elsa Bannister (Hayworth) from a couple of thugs and, as a result, she is drawn to him like a shark to a swimmer. ...read the complete Lady from Shanghai movie review at TV Guide Entertainment Network, Movie Guide

Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

A masterpiece in the bizarre and the complex. ...read the complete Lady from Shanghai movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy)

One of Orson Welles' best films, this highlight of 1940s film noir stars Rita Hayworth at her most desirable. French director Francois Truffaut said it best: The raison d'etre for this work is "cinema itself"--the climactic mirror sequence is a stunner ...read the complete Lady from Shanghai movie review at EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy)

Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)

A brilliant movie, and everything in it is terrific. ...read the complete Lady from Shanghai movie review at Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)