Shanghai China Movies

A new film compiled from the BFI National Archive's unparalleled holdings of early films of China, features films from 1900-48 filmed across China....

A Russian emigrant sings in a Shanghai nightclub under the assumed name of Kay Murphy. All she dreams of is a peaceful life with her daughter Vera....

A smaller scale Eiffel Tower and the Champs-Elysées can be found just outside Shanghai; a copy of St. Peter’s in Rome can be found in...

A story about coming to the end of your journey as an expat in China, told through the lens of the films that inspired us.

A murder occurs on a train bound for Shanghai during World War II.

Donald Drake, a deep sea gondolier ex soda jerk, arrives at the All Nation Cafe in Shanghai. The proprietor believes he's a penniless ne'er-do-well -...

Tenacious and optimistic, Mini (Angelica Lee) is an acrobat at a Shanghai circus troupe. Having lost both her parents at a young age, Mini has never...

Part two of A comedy film set on Shanghai film studio. The background events frequently involve the shooting of other films being made at Mingxing...

Landing at a Chinese port, tough sea captain Bucklin and his passengers are threatened by a marauding war lord, who intends to kill the captain and...

This action story takes place in Shanghai, China where Gilda, a stunning blonde 'femme Nikita' is commissioned to take out an important Lebanese...

World War II espionage drama, starring Preston Foster and Lynn Bari.

A trustworthy captain is reduced in rank so that the owner's daughter's fiancé may take charge.

A glimpse into the lives of 4 Shanghai teenagers.

Journey with the musicians of the Berlin Philharmonic and their conductor Sir Simon Rattle on a breakneck concert tour of six metropolises across...

A young pair from Stuttgart fly to Shanghai to hop aboard the textile business of his father while she prepares for the birth of their son. A story...

Slightly bored, two young Chinese people circle around each other in modern Shanghai. She works in a trance club, he is a DJ. In the daytime they are...

Shanghai, two months ago... What would you risk to help a loved one?

Starring Shanghai action star Christian Kang Bachini and cult villain Wu Biao Long, Break a Dead Lock tells the a story about three orphans from...

A short documentary that captures the longest total solar eclipse of the 21st century, The Yellow Bank takes you on a contemplative boat ride across...