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Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
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!

Genres

DramaRomance

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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.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

102 mins

Rating

5.966/10

Release Date

18 August 1955

Country

United States of America

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

Donna Martell

Donna Martell

Suchen, Suyin's sister

Keye Luke

Keye Luke

Lee Foo

Marie Tsien

Marie Tsien

Rosie Wu

Walter Soo Hoo

Walter Soo Hoo

Third Brother (uncredited)

James Hong

James Hong

Fifth Brother (uncredited)

Herbert Heyes

Herbert Heyes

Father Low (uncredited)

Edward Colmans

Edward Colmans

Dining Room Captain (uncredited)

Marc Krah

Marc Krah

Wine Steward (uncredited)

Keye Luke

Keye Luke

Lee Foo (uncredited)

Maria McClay

Maria McClay

Rosie Wu (uncredited)

Leonard Strong

Leonard Strong

Fortune Teller (uncredited)

Kam Tong

Kam Tong

Dr. Sen (uncredited)

J. Cabin Joe

J. Cabin Joe

(uncredited)

Leoda Richards

Leoda Richards

Party Guest

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