The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
BACK AGAIN - INGRID BERGMAN in her greatest role
Country
Production
Budget
$3 500 000
Box office
$9 000 000
Director
Actors
Ingrid Bergman, Curd Jürgens, Burt Kwouk, Robert Donat, Tsai Chin, Richard Wattis, Athene Seyler, Ronald Squire, Michael David, Peter Chong
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Producer
Camera operator
Composer
Artist
Audition
Nora Roberts
Editing
Short description
All her life, Englishwoman Gladys Aylward knew that China was where she belonged. Unqualified to be sent as a missionary, Gladys works as a domestic to earn 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. Gladys discovers her real destiny when the country is invaded by Japan and the Chinese children need her to save their lives.
What's left behind the scenes
- Gladys Aylward (1902-1970) was born in London. Once an ordinary maid, she became involved in missionary work in China and is most famous for her work with local children. She received Chinese citizenship in 1936. Four years later, while she herself was ill, during the Sino-Japanese War, Aylward led over a hundred Chinese children through the mountains to safety. In 1958, the year the film was released, she founded an orphanage in Taiwan, which she managed until her death.
- Almost all outdoor scenes were filmed in North Wales, with studio filming taking place in England, so the entire film was shot in the West – using Chinese people as extras. Chinese children in the film were played by Chinese children from Liverpool, which is home to one of the oldest Chinese diasporas in Europe.
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