Review: The Lady from Shanghai [4K UHD]
Sony delivers yet again! Another classic 4k UHD and Excellent transfer
Murders, plot twists, and remarkable camerawork all contribute to this spellbinding, time-honored film noir written, directed by, and starring Orson Welles. Hired to work on a yacht owned by the husband of femme fatale Elsa Bannister (Rita Hayworth), Michael O'Hara (Welles) is an innocent man drawn into a dangerous web of intrigue. THE LADY FROM SHANGHAI is now considered vintage Welles, with his famous hall-of-mirrors climax hailed as one of the greatest scenes in cinematic history.
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Sony stuns and delivers yet again another classic onto 4k UHD. Columbia Pictures original “The Lady from Shanghai” a noir/thriller from 1947 directed by Orson Welles and starring Rita Haysworth!
Fun fact, I’ve actually been inside of Rita Hayworth’s apartment which was located on the former Columbia Pictures backlot - it still exists! That will be a whole separate post with pictures. Columbia Pictures. Harry Cohn (Columbia Pictures’ Co-Founder) built an actual apartment for her on the backlot. Which was filmed on Stages 8 and 9 for interior locations at Columbia Studios in Hollywood, CA.
The film is beautiful restored from its OCN and looks stunning in B&W!
Sony also included a collectible slipcover - we will be diving more into the packaging and transfer on YouTube this month - stay tuned for that!
Included is a DTS-HD MA Mono Audio Track.
Bonus Features:
Commentary by Peter Bogdanovich
A Conversation with Peter Bogdanovich
Theatrical Trailer