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1986

Shanghai Surprise

Glendon Wasey is a fortune hunter looking for a fast track out of China. Gloria Tatlock is a missionary nurse seeking the curing powers of opium for her patients. Fate sets them on a hectic, exotic, and even romantic quest for stolen drugs. But they are up against every thug and smuggler in Shangai.

Credits

Director

Jim Goddard

Producers

John Kohn , George Harrison , Denis O'Brien

Writers

John Kohn , Robert Bentley

Cinematographer

Ernest Vincze

Composers

George Harrison , Michael Kamen

Cast

Sean Penn , Madonna , Paul Freeman , Richard Griffiths , Clyde Kusatsu , Philip Sayer , Lim Kay Tong , Victor Wong , Professor Toru Tanaka , Michael Aldridge

Studios

Handmade Films , The Vista Organization

Genres

Romance Crime Comedy Adventure

Posters

5
Shanghai Surprise (1986) theatrical poster - US
US theatrical
Shanghai Surprise (1986) international poster - US
US international
Shanghai Surprise (1986) character poster - US
US character
Shanghai Surprise (1986) teaser poster - US
US teaser
Shanghai Surprise (1986) imax poster - US
US imax

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