On the express train from Beijing to Shanghai, the background is the period of the Chinese Civil War. Nicknamed "Shanghai Lily", she works as a Camellia woman. She meets her old lover, a British officer, on a train, which sparks some stories. The British officer she had always been obsessed with, she showed affection and teasing in every possible way, but he was full of jealousy and hatred and refused to regain his old love. When he was stopped by the warlord halfway through the inspection, in order to prevent the warlord from doing anything to her, he beat people; in order to save him, she agreed to commit himself to the warlord. On the way to Shanghai, life and love are a severe test.
Shanghai Express movie plot
2022-07-10 23:15
Extended Reading
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Major Lenard: Bonne nuit, monsieur, et dormez bien.
Sam Salt: Someday, that sardine inspector's gonna go too far.
Eric Baum: [Chang is blocking the door] Pardon me.
[He pokes Chang in the arm]
Eric Baum: Pardon me.
[Chang shoves Baum. Baum speaks to him in German and leaves]
Sam Salt: What did he say to you?
Mr. Henry Chang: Something he'll probably have occasion to regret.
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Sam Salt: I can't make head or tail out of you, Mr. Chang. Are you Chinese or are you white, or what are ya?
Mr. Henry Chang: My mother was Chinese. My father was white.
Sam Salt: You look more like a white man to me.
Mr. Henry Chang: I'm not proud of my white blood.
Sam Salt: Oh you're not, are ya?
Mr. Henry Chang: No, I'm not.
Sam Salt: Rather be a Chinaman, huh?
Mr. Henry Chang: Yes.
Sam Salt: What future is there being a Chinaman? You're born, eat your way through a handful of rice, and you die. What a country! Let's have a drink.