The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

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The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
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NR,2hrs 38min
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1958
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20th Century Fox
Synopsis: Alan Burgess' novel The Small Woman was the source for the British/American co-production Inn of the Sixth Happiness. Set in the China of the 1930s, the film stars Ingrid Bergman as real-life missionary Gladys Aylward. Against the advice of practically everyone, Gladys heads into the war-ravaged interior to spread the Christian gospel. She finds a powerful ally in the form of an elderly Mandarin (Robert Donat) who, despite his early efforts to rid himself of the troublesome Gladys, eventually converts ... Full Synopsis
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Almost a decade removed from the international scandal with Roberto Rossellini that put a halt to her Hollywood career, Ingrid Bergman made a rather short-lived American comeback with three films: 1956's Anastasia, and in 1958, Indiscreet and Inn of the Sixth Happiness. Based on Alan Burgess' biography of missionary Gladys Aylward, The Small Woman, Inn is by far the "larger" of the latter two films, ... Full Review
Featured Cast
Gladys Aylward
Capt. Lin Nan
Mandarin
Sir Francis Jamison
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