Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing

"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!"

1955 1h 42m EN

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★6.1TMDB · 93

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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A widowed doctor of both Chinese and European descent falls in love with a married American correspondent in Hong Kong during China's Communist revolution.

“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!”

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Cast

Jennifer Jones
Dr. Han Suyin
William Holden
Mark Elliott
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

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Henry King
Writers: John Patrick
Languages: Mandarin, English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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71 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Mandarin, English.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Henry King, shot by Leon Shamroy. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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ERA

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

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ERA

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Jennifer Jones and William Holden and Torin Thatcher carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "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!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0048316 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Henry King directs. Leon Shamroy behind the camera. Alfred Newman scores. William Reynolds cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in Mandarin, English.

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Things worth knowing

171 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Mandarin, English.
3Directed by Henry King, shot by Leon Shamroy. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Alfred Newman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor William Reynolds shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Jennifer Jones and William Holden and Torin Thatcher carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "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!".
8IMDB entry: tt0048316 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 93 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 21 themes, including "war correspondent", "widow", "chinese civil war", "romance".