The prisoner of Shanghai

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Movie
Original title The prisoner of Shanghai
Country of production German Empire
original language German
Publishing year 1927
length 79 minutes
Rod
Director Géza by Bolváry
Augusto Genina
script Curt J. Braun based
on an idea by Gennaro Righelli and Werner Scheff
production Seymour minor number
music Willy Schmidt-Gentner
camera Hans Karl Gottschalk
occupation

The Prisoner of Shanghai is a German silent film drama set in China from 1927 by Géza von Bolváry and Augusto Genina with Carmen Boni and Jack Trevor in the leading roles. Bernhard Goetzke embodies her Chinese opponent .

action

The story takes place in Shanghai at the time of the internal Chinese civil war. Maria Sinclair, the wife of the British consul, is about to visit her husband when she finds out that he has been arrested by the Chinese. General Hai Lung, who is in charge on the spot, offers to give her husband his life if she would promise to stay with him, the Chinese. She rejects him and soon there is fierce fighting between the Chinese and the British. An English grenade strikes on the spot and seriously injures its leader. The general dies with cheers for his Chinese homeland.

Production notes

The Prisoner of Shanghai was made in July and August 1927 in the UFA studios and passed the film censorship on September 8, 1927. The film was 1997 meters long, divided into six acts. A youth ban was issued. The premiere took place on September 22, 1927 in Berlin's Alhambra .

Stefan Lhotka created the film structures, Georg C. Horsetzky took over the production management and Walter Zeiske took over the production management .

criticism

In the Austrian Film Newspaper it was said: “With extraordinary skill, the inner turmoil of China has been combined with an interesting act of love. (...) This ... excellently played plot (especially Goetzke's Asian had size and format) is framed by recordings from the Chinese fighting, marching troops, street fights and brisk demonstrations ... ”.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ "The Prisoners of Shanghai". In:  Österreichische Film-Zeitung , October 15, 1927, p. 15 (online at ANNO ).Template: ANNO / Maintenance / fil

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