The World of Suzie Wong

"You are the first man I ever loved... and the world has only just begun..."

1960 2h 6m EN

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6.6

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33%

ROTTEN

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6.9

IMDB

★6.6TMDB · 44🥫33%Rotten Tomatoes★6.9IMDB · 2,812

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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A Hong Kong prostitute tries modeling and falls for the artist who's painting her.

“You are the first man I ever loved... and the world has only just begun...”

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Cast

Nancy Kwan
Suzie Wong
William Holden
Robert Lomax
Sylvia Syms
Kay O’Neill
Michael Wilding
Ben Marlowe
Jacqueline Chan
Gwennie Lee
Laurence Naismith
O’Neill
Yvonne Shima
Minnie Ho
Andy Ho
Ah Tong

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Richard Quine
Writers: John Patrick, Paul Osborn
Languages: Mandarin, English
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $2.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 3.6× over at the box office.

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3 / 8

ERA

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66 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Mandarin, English.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Richard Quine, shot by Geoffrey Unsworth. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by George Duning. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Bert Bates shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Richard Quine directs. Geoffrey Unsworth behind the camera. George Duning scores. Bert Bates cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in Mandarin, English.

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Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $2.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Made its money back 3.6× over at the box office.
366 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
4Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Mandarin, English.
5International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.
6Directed by Richard Quine, shot by Geoffrey Unsworth. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by George Duning. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Bert Bates shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Nancy Kwan and William Holden and Sylvia Syms carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "You are the first man I ever loved... and the world has only just begun...".
11IMDB entry: tt0054483 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
12Only 44 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.