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The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
BACK AGAIN - INGRID BERGMAN in her greatest role
All her life, Englishwoman Gladys Aylward knew that China was where she belonged. Unqualified to be sent as a missionary, Gladys works as a domestic to earn to send herself to a poor, remote village. There, she eventually lives a full and happy life: running the inn, acting as 'foot inspector', advising the local Mandarin, and even winning the heart of mixed-race Captain Lin Nan. Gladys discovers her real destiny when the country is invaded by Japan and the Chinese children need her to save their lives.
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Synopsis
All her life, Englishwoman Gladys Aylward knew that China was where she belonged. Unqualified to be sent as a missionary, Gladys works as a domestic to earn to send herself to a poor, remote village. There, she eventually lives a full and happy life: running the inn, acting as 'foot inspector', advising the local Mandarin, and even winning the heart of mixed-race Captain Lin Nan. Gladys discovers her real destiny when the country is invaded by Japan and the Chinese children need her to save their lives.
More about The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
Cast
Ingrid BergmanGladys Aylward
Curd JürgensCapt. Lin Nan
Burt KwoukLi
Robert DonatThe Mandarin of Yang Cheng
Tsai ChinSui-Lan
Richard WattisMr. Murfin
Athene SeylerJeannie Lawson
Ronald SquireSir Francis JamisonCredits
- Directed by
- Mark Robson
- Written by
- Isobel Lennart, Alan Burgess
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $3.5M
- Box office
- $9M
Production
20th Century FoxUnited States
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