L'espresso di Pechino

L'espresso di Pechino (1951)

Peking Express

Su un treno diretto nella Pechino comunista si svolge una vicenda drammatica: un losco individuo perde la testa per una ragazza. Viene ucciso dalla moglie, che muore poco dopo per le ferite da lui infertele; la ragazza e l'innamorato fuggono.

Data di uscita
1951-08-01
TMDB
7.5 / 10 (2)
Durata
1 h 35 min
Generi
Dramma, Thriller, Azione
Regista
William Dieterle

Cast

Curiosità

Peking Express is a 1951 American action adventure film produced and released by Paramount Pictures. It is the second remake of Paramount's earlier Shanghai Express (1932), following Night Plane from Chungking (1943), and the first film to be set in Red China. It was directed by William Dieterle and produced by Hal B. Wallis from a screenplay by John Meredyth Lucas that is based on the original screenplay by Jules Furthman and Harry Hervey. The film stars Joseph Cotten, Corinne Calvet, Edmund Gwenn and Marvin Miller.

Production

Peking Express, is the second remake of Paramount's earlier Shanghai Express (1932), following Night Plane from Chungking (1943). Script writer Jules Furthman worked on both Peking Express and Shanghai Express. The film the first Hollywood feature set in communist China.

Charlton Heston was originally announced as the film's leading man in December 1950, but Joseph Cotten replaced him one month later.

Principal photography took place from late February to late March 1951.

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