Glendon Wasey is a fortune hunter looking for a fast track out of China. Gloria Tatlock is a missionary nurse seeking the curing powers of opium for her patients. Fate sets them on a hectic, exotic, and even romantic quest for stolen drugs. But they are up against every thug and smuggler in Shangai.
Unfortunately the movie Shanghai Surprise is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Art | Maurice Binder | Main Title Designer |
| Writing | John Kohn | Writer |
| Directing | Jim Goddard | Director |
| Art | Bill Hargreaves | Props |
| Art | Peter Mullins | Production Design |
| Production | Bobby Blues | Production Accountant |
| Camera | Robert Huke | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Neil Binney | Camera Operator |
| Production | Peter Kohn | Production Manager |
| Directing | Gino Marotta | Assistant Director |
| Lighting | George Cole | Gaffer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christine Beveridge | Makeup Supervisor |
| Sound | John Poyner | Sound Editor |
| Sound | David Pearson | Boom Operator |
| Directing | Gerry Toomey | Second Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Simon Thompson | Hair Supervisor |
| Directing | Angela Wharton | Script Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sue Wain | Wardrobe Master |
| Crew | Ann Tasker | Unit Publicist |
| Art | David Minty | Art Direction |
| Production | Ann Fielden | Casting |
| Production | Judy Dennis | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Keith Morton | Wardrobe Master |
| Art | Dave Jordan | Property Master |
| Art | John Siddall | Art Direction |
| Art | Jack Stephens | Set Dresser |
| Camera | Clive Coote | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Andrew Boulton | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | George Harrison | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Michael Kamen | Original Music Composer |
| Lighting | Brian Smith | Electrician |
| Visual Effects | David H. Watkins | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Writing | Robert Bentley | Writer |
| Production | John Kohn | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Judy Moorcroft | Costume Designer |
| Sound | Vicki Brown | Theme Song Performance |
| Editing | Ralph Sheldon | Editor |
| Sound | George Harrison | Songs |
| Sound | George Harrison | Theme Song Performance |
| Production | Robin Douet | Co-Producer |
| Production | George Harrison | Executive Producer |
| Production | Sara Romilly | Associate Producer |
| Camera | Ernest Vincze | Director of Photography |
| Production | Denis O'Brien | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Tony Kenrick | Original Film Writer |
