Shanghai 1920

1991 · 137 MIN · IMDB 6.2 · 96 VOTES · DIR. Po-Chih Leong

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Overview

Billy Fong, a Chinese boy working the Shanghai docks, becomes friends with Dawson Cole, the spoiled son of an American shipping tycoon. As adults, the friends become business partners. Dawson wants to run a legitimate trade, but Billy craves the power that comes with leadership among the cities gangster underground.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,131 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:08 Sir, where's the International Settlement?
00:03:59 Excuse me
00:09:07 For a country bumpkin, you're very good
00:12:25 Permit, please
00:15:27 You can see the home town
00:18:20 A ladies' man
00:20:53 Be flexible
00:23:01 I still prefer soldiering
00:25:08 Seen Big Tiger?
00:27:39 The older the greedier
00:31:20 You...
00:33:45 to the men
00:41:02 My plane will have its first test flight next week
00:43:31 Jump in and you're half finished
00:46:37 You were outnumbered;
00:48:48 A country kid now in a foreign suit, must be something fishy
00:52:55 Flying Moth No. 1
00:55:59 So you're insisting on your own principles
00:59:36 Both
01:02:59 Who are you looking for?
01:05:26 I don't want you to return empty-handed
01:08:36 Your godfather is no fool
01:11:43 You are now free
01:18:49 Trying to outplay me in my game?

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,131
Dialogue density8.3 lines / min
First line00:01:08
Final line01:18:49

Production Record

DirectorPo-Chih Leong
LanguageChinese
IMDb votes96