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Die Gefangene von Shanghai

1927 · 79 min

A slow, shadowy silent melodrama of desire and coercion, heavy with exotic menace and moral unease.

Directed by
Augusto Genina, Géza von Bolváry
Starring
Carmen Boni, Jack Trevor, Bernhard Goetzke
Overview
Maria Sinclair, the wife of the British consul, is about to visit her husband when she is arrested by the Chinese. General Hai Lung, who is in charge, offers to give her husband his life if she would promise to stay with him instead.

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Directed by
Augusto Genina, Géza von Bolváry
Starring
Carmen Boni, Jack Trevor, Bernhard Goetzke
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • betrayal
  • love
  • morality
  • fate
Places
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour1
Realism5
Romance5
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Directed by
Augusto Genina, Géza von Bolváry
Starring
Carmen Boni, Jack Trevor, Bernhard Goetzke, Kurt Vespermann
Runtime
79 min

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