a 1986 British comedy movie directed by Jim Goddard in which Madonna starred alongside Madonna then-husband Sean Penn

Shanghai Surprise is a 1986 British comedy movie directed by Jim Goddard in which Madonna starred alongside Madonna then-husband Sean Penn.

In 1986

In 1986, 'Shanghai Surprise,' starring Madonna and then-husband Sean Penn, opened.

a 1986 British adventure comedy film starring then-newlyweds

Shanghai Surprise is a 1986 British adventure comedy film starring then-newlyweds

On August 29 1986

On August 29 1986, Shanghai Surprise was released in the USA in 400 theatres.

a 1986 British adventure comedy film , directed by Jim Goddardstarring Sean Penn and Madonna, that is set in 1937 Shanghai during the Japanese occupation

‘Shanghai Surprise’ is a 1986 British adventure comedy film directed by Jim Goddard, starring Sean Penn and Madonna, that is set in 1937 Shanghai during the Japanese occupation.

a 1986 British adventure comedy film directed by Jim Goddard, starring Sean Penn and Madonna, that is set in 1937 Shanghai during the Japanese occupation

‘Shanghai Surprise’ is a 1986 British adventure comedy film directed by Jim Goddard, starring Sean Penn and Madonna, that is set in 1937 Shanghai during the Japanese occupation.

2017

The film was released in China on August 11, 2017.

2014

A China-Hong Kong co-production, the film was released on March 14, 2014.

2012

The film was released in China on June 8, 2012.

2010

The film was released in China on June 17, 2010.

2013

The movie was theatrically released in July 19, 2013 in mainland China, nationwide.

2016

Shanghai was released in China on April 29, 2016.

in 1937

SHANGHAI SURPRISE opens in 1937, the year of the Japanese occupation of China, as drug kingpin Walter Faraday (Paul Freeman) is trying to escape with a shipment of opium.

On March 4 1987

On March 4 1987, Shanghai Surprise was released on home video.

2004

The film was first released in Shanghai, China on 5 December 2004.

in 1938

Set in 1938, Shanghai Surprise follows a failed salesman (Penn) as Gloria Tatlock helps a missionary nurse (Madonna) obtain opium to ease Madonna's patient’s pain.

1983

The film was released on 15 December 1983 in Hong Kong.

on Tony Kenrick’s 1978 novel Faraday’s Flowers (), which I haven’t read

Shanghai Surprise was based on Tony Kenrick’s 1978 novel Faraday’s Flowers (which I haven’t read), and perhaps the scene plays better in the book: the book certainly feels like something from a steamy potboiler.

1994

The film was released in the Hong Kong on 28 July 1994.

The film , released shortly before Japan invaded Shanghai and initiated the Second Sino-Japanese War in summer 1937,

The film, released shortly before Japan invaded Shanghai and initiated the Second Sino-Japanese War in summer 1937, became a massive hit with audiences.