Shanghai Surprise
Summary: Shanghai, 1938: A missionary woman hires a fortune hunter to help her find 1100 lbs. opium lost, as wounded need the morphine. Adventure and romance follows.
Release Date: August 29, 1986
Director:
Jim Goddard
Runtime: 1 h 37 min
MPAA: PG-13
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 17,000,000
Domestic: $ 2,315,683
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