Romance ·Adventure ·Crime ·Comedy · United Kingdom · 1986 · 1h 37m

Shanghai Surprise

Shanghai Surprise poster
Director
Jim Goddard
Cast
Sean Penn as Glendon Wasey Madonna as Gloria Tatlock Paul Freeman as Walter Faraday Richard Griffiths as Willie Tuttle Clyde Kusatsu as Joe Go Philip Sayer as Justin Kronk
Crew
Ernest Vincze — Director of Photography Ralph Sheldon — Editor George Harrison — Original Music Composer Michael Kamen — Original Music Composer John Kohn — Writer Robert Bentley — Writer
Tagline

A romantic adventure for the dangerous at heart.

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Shanghai Surprise — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
chinashanghai, chinaamerican abroad
Key Collaborators
Jim Goddard Director Ernest Vincze Director of Photography Ralph Sheldon Editor George Harrison Original Music Composer Michael Kamen Original Music Composer John Kohn Writer Robert Bentley Writer Tony Kenrick Novel John Kohn Producer Peter Mullins Production Design
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