The Lady from Shanghai
Turkish title: Şanghaylı Kadın
“I told you... you know nothing about wickedness”
1947 · 1 h 27 min
Directed by 
Orson Welles
Orson WellesCast
Rita Hayworth Orson Welles 
Everett Sloane Glenn Anders
Credits
Written by: Sherwood King Orson Welles
Plot
An Irish sailor is hired by a crippled lawyer and becomes entangled in a murder plot with the lawyer's beautiful wife. It ends in a famous hall of mirrors.
Sinekatalog’s take
Orson Welles's baroque noir ends in a famous hall of mirrors. Rita Hayworth is stunning, and the plot is convoluted, but the film's inventive visuals and strange mood make it a cult classic.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.5 / 10 (37,131 votes)
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