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Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing

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!

19556.01h 42m

Overview

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.

Directed by Henry King
Written by Han Suyin, John Patrick
Produced by Buddy Adler
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Top Cast

Jennifer Jones

Jennifer Jones

Dr. Han Suyin

William Holden

William Holden

Mark Elliott

Torin Thatcher

Torin Thatcher

Humphrey Palmer-Jones

Isobel Elsom

Isobel Elsom

Adeline Palmer-Jones

Murray Matheson

Murray Matheson

Dr. John Keith

Virginia Gregg

Virginia Gregg

Anne Richards

Richard Loo

Richard Loo

Robert Hung

Soo Yong

Soo Yong

Nora Hung

Philip Ahn

Philip Ahn

Third Uncle

Jorja Curtright

Jorja Curtright

Suzanne

Themes & Keywords

war correspondentwidowchinese civil warromanceinterracial romancehong kongracismdoctorlove affairamerican abroadintercultural relationshipforeign correspondent1950scommunist chinamarried manpeople's republic of chinawoman falls in loveeurasianman pursues womanfemale doctorinterracial woman

About Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing

Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing is a drama, romance film released in 1955 exploring themes of war correspondent, widow, chinese civil war, romance, interracial romance, hong kong. Directed by Henry King, it stars Jennifer Jones, William Holden, Torin Thatcher. 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.

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