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Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing

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1955 | 102 min | Drama, Romance

Sunday Safe Betearly rating

Why it’s a Sunday Safe Bet

It won 3 Oscars, though it had middling reviews (53% on Rotten Tomatoes) and soft box office. A safe bet when you want something reliable.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for romantics. If you loved Doctor Zhivago or Reds, start here.
The mood
Warm and romantic.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 42 min.
What might put you off
Made in 1955: an older pace and style.

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.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsBelow par

    53% on Rotten Tomatoes

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsVery strong

    Won 3 Oscars: Academy Awards: Best Costume Design – Color, Academy Awards: Best Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture, Academy Awards: Best Song. Won 1 Golden Globe: Golden Globe Awards: Best Film Promoting International Understanding. Also nominated for 5 more Oscars. Plus 1 other award.

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactSolid

    About 76K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Henry King

  • Jennifer JonesDr. Han Suyin
  • William HoldenMark Elliott
  • Torin ThatcherHumphrey Palmer-Jones
  • Isobel ElsomAdeline Palmer-Jones
  • Murray MathesonDr. John Keith
  • Virginia GreggAnne Richards
  • Richard LooRobert Hung
  • Soo YongNora Hung
  • Philip AhnThird Uncle
  • Jorja CurtrightSuzanne