A widowed Chinese-English doctor falls in love with a married American correspondent in Hong Kong during China's Communist revolution.
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Title: Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955)
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Cast
| Complete credited cast: | |||
| William Holden | ... | Mark Elliott | |
| Jennifer Jones | ... | Dr. Han Suyin | |
| Torin Thatcher | ... | Humphrey Palmer-Jones | |
| Isobel Elsom | ... | Adeline Palmer-Jones | |
| Murray Matheson | ... | Dr. John Keith | |
| Virginia Gregg | ... | Anne Richards | |
| Richard Loo | ... | Robert Hung | |
| Soo Yong | ... | Nora Hung | |
| Philip Ahn | ... | Third Uncle | |
| Jorja Curtright | ... | Suzanne | |
| Donna Martell | ... | Suchen, Suyin's sister | |
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In Hong Kong in 1949, Mark Elliott is an American reporter covering the Chinese civil war. Undergoing a trial separation from his wife, he meets the beautiful Dr. Han Suyin, a widowed physician from mainland China. As the pair fall in love, they encounter disapproval from both her family and his friends about their interracial romance. Although the film was a commercial success upon release, the casting of Jones in an Asian role has since been criticized. Written by Jwelch5742
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The price they pay when they come out of their secret garden and face the world in modern-day Hong Kong - makes this one of the screen's unforgettable experiences! See more »Parents Guide:
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Mark Elliott: Please. A correspondent.
Dr. Han Suyin: What's the difference?
Mark Elliott: About $100 a week.
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Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster
Music by Sammy Fain
Performed by Chorus
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Jennifer Jones, who was married to studio mogul David O. Selznick at the time of filming, complained constantly during the production, often yelling, "I'm going to tell David about this!" After complaining about William Holden, the two stars barely spoke to each other on the set. Finally, Holden tried to make peace, offering Jones a bouquet of white roses. She tossed them back in his face. See more »Goofs
When Mark is at war writing and a butterfly lands on his typewriter, the close-up of the page clearly shows he was writing to inform her that her "twenty-third letter has arrived". In a scene not long after, the letter has reached her and as she reads, his voice-over differs, saying her "eighth and ninth letters have arrived". A line about his bottom hurting from bouncing around in jeeps matches both letters. See more »Quotes
Dr. Han Suyin: So you're a reporter?Mark Elliott: Please. A correspondent.
Dr. Han Suyin: What's the difference?
Mark Elliott: About $100 a week.
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Love Is a Many-Splendored ThingLyrics by Paul Francis Webster
Music by Sammy Fain
Performed by Chorus
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26 September 1955 (Sweden) See more »Also Known As:
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$1,780,000 (estimated)Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
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This movie will likely be too sentimental for many viewers, especially contemporary audiences. Nevertheless I enjoyed this film thanks mostly to the down-to-earth charm of William Holden, one of my favorite stars, and the dazzling beauty of Jennifer Jones. There are some truly heartwarming scenes between the pair and the talent of these two actors rescues what in lesser hands could've been trite lines. The cinematography of Hong Kong from the period of filming is another highlight of this movie. All in all, a better than average romantic drama, 7/10.