The Lady from Shanghai
Summary: Fascinated by gorgeous Mrs. Bannister, seaman Michael O'Hara joins a bizarre yachting cruise, and ends up mired in a complex murder plot.
Release Date: April 14, 1948
Director:
Orson Welles
Runtime: 1 h 27 min
MPAA: Not Rated
Production: Mercury Productions
Distributor: Columbia Pictures, Screen Gems, Columbia Pictures Television, RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video, Columbia TriStar Home Video, Columbia Tristar Television Distribution, Columbia TriStar Domestic Television, Sony Pictures Television, Sony Pictures Television International, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Mill Creek Entertainment, The Criterion Channel
Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 2,300,000
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