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!"

Sep 26 1955 Approved 1h 42m
Biography, Drama, Romance

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.

Plot

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

John Patrick, Han Suyin, Maurice Griffe

Directed by

Henry King, Otto Lang

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

Languages

English

Awards

Won 3 Oscars. 5 wins & 6 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
5,806
Average Rating
6.4 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA