---
title: 'The Shanghai Gesture (1941)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Josef von Sternberg'
released: '1941-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 95
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-shanghai-gesture-1941'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034175/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Shanghai Gesture (1941)

1941 · 95 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

The Shanghai Gesture is a 1941 American film noir directed by Josef von Sternberg and starring Gene Tierney, Walter Huston, Victor Mature, and Ona Munson. It is based on a Broadway play of the same name by John Colton, which was adapted for the screen by Sternberg and produced by Arnold Pressburger for United Artists.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Josef von Sternberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/josef-von-sternberg)
- **Screenplay:** [Josef von Sternberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/josef-von-sternberg), [Karl Vollmoeller](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-vollmoeller), [Jules Furthman](https://cinepixo.com/people/jules-furthman), [Géza Herczeg](https://cinepixo.com/people/geza-herczeg)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Richard Hageman](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-hageman)
- **Producer:** [Arnold Pressburger](https://cinepixo.com/people/arnold-pressburger)
- **Director of Photography:** [Paul Ivano](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-ivano)

## Cast

- [Jean De Briac](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-de-briac)
- [Phyllis Brooks](https://cinepixo.com/people/phyllis-brooks)
- [Mikhail Rasumny](https://cinepixo.com/people/mikhail-rasumny)
- [Gene Tierney](https://cinepixo.com/people/gene-tierney)
- [Maria Ouspenskaya](https://cinepixo.com/people/maria-ouspenskaya)
- [Eric Blore](https://cinepixo.com/people/eric-blore)
- [Ona Munson](https://cinepixo.com/people/ona-munson)
- [Walter Huston](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-huston)
- [Mimi Aguglia](https://cinepixo.com/people/mimi-aguglia)
- [Victor Mature](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-mature)
- [John Abbott](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-abbott)
- [Mike Mazurki](https://cinepixo.com/people/mike-mazurki)
- [Ivan Lebedeff](https://cinepixo.com/people/ivan-lebedeff)
- [Marcel Dalio](https://cinepixo.com/people/marcel-dalio)
- [Albert Bassermann](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-bassermann)

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