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The Inn of the Sixth Happiness is a american film of genre Drama directed by Mark Robson released in USA on 11 december 1958 with Ingrid Bergman
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958)
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Add to a movie listThe Inn of the Sixth Happiness is a 1958 20th Century Fox film based on the true story of Gladys Aylward, a tenacious British maid, who became a missionary in China during the tumultuous years leading up to World War II. Directed by Mark Robson, who received an Academy Award for Best Director nomination, the film stars Ingrid Bergman as Aylward and Curt Jürgens as her love interest, Colonel Lin Nan, a Chinese officer with a Dutch father. Robert Donat, who played the mandarin of the town in which Aylward lived, died before the film was released. The musical score was composed and conducted by Malcolm Arnold. The cinematography was by Freddie Young.
The film was shot in Britain. Snowdonia in North Wales was used for exterior locations. Most of the children in the film were Chinese children from Liverpool, home to one of the oldest Chinese communities in Europe.
Synopsis
The story begins with Aylward (Ingrid Bergman) being rejected as a potential missionary to China because of her lack of education. Dr. Robinson (Moultrie Kelsall), the senior missionary, feels sorry for her and secures her a position in the home of a veteran explorer with contacts in China. Over the next few months, Aylward saves her money to purchase a ticket on the Trans-Siberian railway, choosing the more dangerous overland route to the East because it is less expensive.Actors
Ingrid Bergman
(Gladys Aylward)
Curd Jürgens
(Capt. Lin Nan)
Robert Donat
(The Mandarin of Yang Cheng)
Michael David
(Hok-A)
Richard Wattis
(Mr. Murfin)
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