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BACK AGAIN - INGRID BERGMAN in her greatest role - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
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Title: The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

Release Date: 11 Dec 1958

Runtime: 2h 38m

Genre: War, Drama

Director: 20th Century Fox

Production Companies: 20th Century Fox

Overview: All her life, Englishwoman Gladys Aylward knew that China was the place where she belonged. Not qualified to be sent there as a missionary, Gladys works as a domestic to earn the money 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. But Gladys discovers her real destiny when the country is invaded by Japan and the Chinese children need her to save their lives. Based on a true story.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.7 (75 votes)

Cast

  • Gladys Aylward: Ingrid Bergman
  • Capt. Lin Nan: Curd Jürgens
  • Li: Burt Kwouk
  • The Mandarin of Yang Cheng: Robert Donat
  • Sui-Lan: Tsai Chin
  • Mr. Murfin: Richard Wattis
  • Jeannie Lawson: Athene Seyler
  • Sir Francis Jamison: Ronald Squire
  • Hok-A: Michael David
  • Yang: Peter Chong
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