Rich and strange = East of Shanghai

After coming into a small inheritance, a suburban couple, bored with life’s routine, seek a taste of the high life and excitement by going on a world cruise. One of Hitchcock’s personal favourites, the film is a sad/comic reflection upon marriage and the lives of ordinary people thrown into chaos. Stars Henry kendal and Joan Barry.

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Credits

director

Alfred Hitchcock

production company

British International Pictures

Duration

01:32:00:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1932

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

305553

Language

English

Audience classification

PG

Subject categories

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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United Kingdom, 1932

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