Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing 1955 123movies

Watch: Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing 1955 123movies, Full Movie Online – In Hong Kong in 1949, Mark Elliott is an American reporter covering the Chinese civil war. Undergoing a trial separation from his wife, he meets the beautiful Dr. Han Suyin, a widowed physician from mainland China. As the pair fall in love, they encounter disapproval from both her family and his friends about their interracial romance. Although the film was a commercial success upon release, the casting of Jones in an Asian role has since been criticized..
Plot: 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.
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	6.4/10 Votes: 5,045
	53% | RottenTomatoes
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	N/A Votes: 69 Popularity: 9.657 | TMDB

Reviews:

A Winning Romantic Concoction
Based on the 1952 autobiography “A Many-Splendoured Thing,” “Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing” (1955) tells the story of Han Suyin, focusing on the romance that Han, a widowed Eurasian doctor in 1949 Hong Kong, had with a married American correspondent named Mark Elliott. “I don’t want to feel anything again, ever,” Han tells Mark soon after they meet, but the two soon develop the mutual irresistibles for each other, and who can blame them? Mark is played by William Holden at the near peak of his hunky-dude period (the following year’s “Picnic” would be the peak) in this, the first of three films over the next seven years that would find Holden in China (1960’s “The World of Suzie Wong” and 1962’s “Satan Never Sleeps” being the others). And Dr. Han is here played by Jennifer Jones, who, although not a Eurasian (unlike yummy Nancy Kwan and pretty France Nuyen of those other exotic Holden films), does a credible job of passing as one. Whether dressed in cheongsam, European frock, surgical gown or (hubba-hubba!) bathing suit, Jones looks ridiculously gorgeous here. No wonder East meets West in this film so dramatically! With its two appealing lead stars, breathtaking Hong Kong scenery, beautiful CinemaScope and color, Oscar-winning costumes and that classic, Oscar-winning title song that wafts through the film like a lovely incense, “Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing” turns out to be quite the winning and romantic concoction. Han herself supposedly did not care for the picture, so I can only imagine that great liberties were taken with her source material. Still, I enjoyed it. And if the film’s ending causes a tear to come to the eye, just remember Mark’s words of wisdom: “Life’s greatest tragedy is not to be loved.”

Love A Many Splendored Thing***1/2 Morning Mist 2 Lovers Kissed & the World Stood Still
The beautifully engaging song with the same name as the film won the best song Oscar in 1955.

Love is a many splendored thing.

It’s the April rose that only grows in the early spring.

Love is nature’s way of giving a reason to be living.

That golden crown that makes a man a king.

Once on a high and windy hill

In the morning mist two lovers kissed and the world stood still.

Then your fingers touched my silent heart and taught it how to sing.

Yes, true love a many-splendored thing.

How can we forget such a beautiful song. Henry King, the director, had the privilege to work with Jennifer Jones twice that year for this film and the greatly under-rated film “Good Morning, Miss Dove.” Jones was nominated for “Splendored Thing” but she could have been easily nominated for Miss Dove as well.

William Holden is just great as the war correspondent sent to report on the Communist revolution in 1949 China. His love for Jones, an oriental doctor, was endearing and so memorable to watch.

While the ending is not pleasing, this is still one of the greatest romances ever put on the screen.

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 42 min (102 min)
Budget 0
Revenue 0
Status Released
Rated Approved
Genre Biography, Drama, Romance
Director Henry King, Otto Lang
Writer John Patrick, Han Suyin
Actors William Holden, Jennifer Jones, Torin Thatcher
Country United States
Awards Won 3 Oscars. 5 wins & 6 nominations total
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Mono (Western Electric Recording) (optical prints), 4-Track Stereo (Western Electric Recording) (magnetic prints)
Aspect Ratio 2.55 : 1
Camera Bausch & Lomb Lenses
Laboratory DeLuxe
Film Length 2,790 m (12 reels)
Negative Format 35 mm
Cinematographic Process CinemaScope
Printed Film Format 35 mm