---
title: 'The Shanghai Spell (2002)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Fernando Trueba'
released: '2002-04-12'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'France'
  - 'Spain'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-shanghai-spell-2002'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0264571/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Shanghai Spell (2002)

2002 · Drama, Fantasy, Adventure, Thriller · United Kingdom, France, Spain

Original title: El embrujo de Shanghai

## Synopsis

The Shanghai Spell is a 2002 film written and directed by Fernando Trueba. The film is based on the 1993 novel of the same name by Juan Marsé. It is an international co-production among companies from Spain, France and the United Kingdom.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Fernando Trueba](https://cinepixo.com/people/fernando-trueba)
- **Screenplay:** [Fernando Trueba](https://cinepixo.com/people/fernando-trueba)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Antoine Duhamel](https://cinepixo.com/people/antoine-duhamel)
- **Producer:** [Andrés Vicente Gómez](https://cinepixo.com/people/andres-vicente-gomez)
- **Director of Photography:** [José Luis López-Linares](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-luis-lopez-linares)
- **Editor:** [Carmen Frías](https://cinepixo.com/people/carmen-frias)

## Cast

- [Rosa Maria Sardà](https://cinepixo.com/people/rosa-maria-sarda)
- [Vicente Gil](https://cinepixo.com/people/vicente-gil)
- [Fernando Tielve](https://cinepixo.com/people/fernando-tielve)
- [Féodor Atkine](https://cinepixo.com/people/feodor-atkine)
- [Bebo Valdés](https://cinepixo.com/people/bebo-valdes)
- [Juan José Ballesta](https://cinepixo.com/people/juan-jose-ballesta)
- [Maife Gil](https://cinepixo.com/people/maife-gil)
- [Götz Otto](https://cinepixo.com/people/gotz-otto)
- [Josep Maria Domènech i Benages](https://cinepixo.com/people/josep-maria-domenech-i-benages)
- [Eduard Fernández](https://cinepixo.com/people/eduard-fernandez)
- [Antonio Resines](https://cinepixo.com/people/antonio-resines)
- [Jorge Sanz](https://cinepixo.com/people/jorge-sanz)
- [Aida Folch](https://cinepixo.com/people/aida-folch)
- [Joan Borràs i Basora](https://cinepixo.com/people/joan-borras-i-basora)
- [Philippe Beglia](https://cinepixo.com/people/philippe-beglia)

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Official site: http://www.elembrujodeshanghai.com
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-shanghai-spell-2002
Film facts: Wikidata (Q5824859); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.