The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

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The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

1958

2h 38m

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Gladys Aylward (Ingrid Bergman), a British maid, believes that she is destined to go to China. She is rejected as a missionary, but she eventually finds her way to the town of Yang Cheng and happily runs an inn there. Her peaceful existence, however, is interrupted by Japan's invasion of China. Aided by Lin Nan (Curt Jurgens), a half-Chinese/half-Dutch military officer, Gladys must lead a group of orphans to safety by embarking on a dangerous mountain journey.

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Clyde Gilmour

Maclean's Magazine

Dec 3, 2019

At least one third could easily he trimmed out of the running-time of two hours and forty minutes of this celluloid opus but those who don't mind ultra-length will be rewarded by one of Ingrid Bergman's warmest performances.

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Kevin Carr

7M Pictures

Mar 9, 2014

3/5

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness is an inspiring story and a well made movie. It has the historical epic feel you'd expect from a film with such scope.

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James Plath

Movie Metropolis

Feb 11, 2014

7/10

If you're put off by the missionary impulse, then this film probably isn't for you-even though Bergman brings an honest earnestness to the film that's hard to resist.

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Betsy Bozdech

DVDJournal.com

Nov 6, 2006

3/4

Sweeping, melodramatic, and brimming with positive messages about morality and virtue, Mark Robson's epic film embodies many of the values idealized in the Eisenhower era.

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Jun 19, 2005

B-

Mark Robson's loose adaptation of a British missionary's tale is well intentioned and well acted by Ingrod Bergman, but suffers from the casting of the Asian roles with actors like Robert Donat or Curt Jurgens.

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

Feb 13, 2004

4/5

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Jun 26, 2021

Heavily different from the story told by Gladys Aylward herself in plot and tone though.

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lanfranco c

@Lanfrancobz Sep 7, 2020

The power of the Faith !

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steve d

@RT35616104 Jul 20, 2020

If you are not religious it is really undercut.

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Feb 22, 2019

You can't help but notice Ingrid Bergman's sunny presence, but there's nothing remarkable in her acting. The speed at which she is accepted by the whole province (a few seconds in the film) with no scenes to describe what she did to earn this acclaim as the "one who loves" is totally unbelievable. The film just beats this fact into you with nothing to back it up. Long and boring, this attempt at covering 1930s China during the pre-World War II Japanese attacks is meandering and dull. This film does not hit the mark.

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Thomas M

@TMProofreader Feb 1, 2019

The best inspiring movie ever made! With the best movie character ever portrayed: Ingrid Bergman as Gladys Aylward! And the best movie score ever composed!

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s r

@ScottR May 19, 2018

This seemed contrived and dramatic just for the sake of Bergman. Her melodrama doesn't always go well for me.

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Synopsis

Gladys Aylward (Ingrid Bergman), a British maid, believes that she is destined to go to China. She is rejected as a missionary, but she eventually finds her way to the town of Yang Cheng and happily runs an inn there. Her peaceful existence, however, is interrupted by Japan's invasion of China. Aided by Lin Nan (Curt Jurgens), a half-Chinese/half-Dutch military officer, Gladys must lead a group of orphans to safety by embarking on a dangerous mountain journey.

Director: Mark Robson
Producer: Buddy Adler
Screenwriter: Isobel Lennart
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Twentieth Century Fox
Genre: Biography
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 11, 1958, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 25, 2015
Runtime: 2h 38m
Sound Mix: Stereo

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