Shanghai Surprise (1986)
Overview
Glendon Wasey is a fortune hunter looking for a fast track out of China. Gloria Tatlock is a missionary nurse seeking the curing powers of opium for her patients. Fate sets them on a hectic, exotic, and even romantic quest for stolen drugs. But they are up against every thug and smuggler in Shangai.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $17,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $2,315,683.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 4.973 |
Directed By
Jim Goddard
Crew
Maurice Binder
Jim Goddard
John Kohn
Bill Hargreaves
Peter Mullins
Peter Kohn
Gino Marotta
Bobby Blues
Neil Binney
Robert Huke
Andrew Boulton
Angela Wharton
Gerry Toomey
Christine Beveridge
Simon Thompson
Sue Wain
Keith Morton
Ann Fielden
Judy Dennis
John Siddall
David Minty
Jack Stephens
John Poyner
Ann Tasker
Clive Coote
Dave Jordan
George Cole
David Pearson
George Harrison
Michael Kamen
Brian Smith
David H. Watkins
Robert Bentley
George Harrison
George Harrison
George Harrison
Robin Douet
Ralph Sheldon
Sara Romilly
Denis O'Brien
John Kohn
Vicki Brown
Judy Moorcroft
Ernest Vincze
TOP CAST
Sean Penn
Glendon Wasey
Madonna
Gloria Tatlock
Paul Freeman
Walter Faraday
Richard Griffiths
Willie Tuttle
Clyde Kusatsu
Joe Go
Philip Sayer
Justin Kronk
Lim Kay Tong
Mei Gan
Victor Wong
Ho Chong
Professor Toru Tanaka
Yamagani San
Michael Aldridge
Mr. Burns
Sarah Lam
China Doll's Maid
George Harrison
Nightclub Singer
Sonserai Lee
China Doll
George She
Wu Ch'En She
Won Gam Bor
Rickshaw King
To Chee Kan
China Doll's Boatman
Philip Tan
Ship's Officer
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