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A tenacious British woman becomes a missionary and runs an inn for travelling merchants in China during the Japanese invasion and the tumultuous years leading up to the Second World War.A tenacious British woman becomes a missionary and runs an inn for travelling merchants in China during the Japanese invasion and the tumultuous years leading up to the Second World War.A tenacious British woman becomes a missionary and runs an inn for travelling merchants in China during the Japanese invasion and the tumultuous years leading up to the Second World War.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 3 wins & 7 nominations total
Curd Jürgens
- Capt. Lin Nan
- (as Curt Jurgens)
Noel Hood
- Miss Thompson
- (as Noël Hood)
Chris Adcock
- Russian Soldier
- (uncredited)
Frank Blaine
- Madman
- (uncredited)
Alexis Bobrinskoy
- Russian Fireman
- (uncredited)
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- Writers
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- TriviaThis is the final film of Robert Donat, who died during its making. In the scene in which he is saying goodbye to Gladys as the elders prepare to take their leave of the city, he says, as though he was prophesying his death, "I fear we shall never see each other again."
- GoofsThe captain is talking with Gladys and says that someone will listen to anything for an extra bowl of rice. The story takes place in northern China and rice is only eaten in southern China. Noodles made from wheat was the mainstay of the Chinese diet in the north. Later in the film it appears Gladys takes a serving of rice from a large pot, and lastly on the journey with the children they come across some uncooked rice which Gladys picks it up.
- Quotes
[Robert Donat's final line in his final film]
The Mandarin: We shall not see each other again, I think. Farewell, Jen-Ai.
- Crazy creditsThe opening title card reads: "This story is based upon the life of Gladys Aylward, a woman of our time, who was, and is dedicated to the simple, joyful and rare belief that we are all responsible for each other."
- ConnectionsFeatured in Ingrid (1984)
- SoundtracksTHE CHILDREN'S MARCHING SONG (THIS OLD MAN)
Traditional (Arranged by Malcolm Arnold)
Sung by Ingrid Bergman and a children's chorus
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Not too many movies like this one around
The Inn Of Sixth Happiness is a film about faith, but more importantly about faith AND works. What is the point of simply saying "I am a Christian", if you just sit in a comfortable house on a well kept street, and read your Bible once a month, and go to church for an hour each Sunday, but never care enough about other people to be ready to sacrifice your life for them to hear the gospel? Gladys was a young woman who felt led by God to go to one of the poorest, uncivilized areas of the world, to preach the story of Jesus, brave a treacherous trip across many lands, learn a strange new language, face the hostility of a people with a different religious background, etc. Comparitively few professing modern Christians would ever put themselves in the line of fire as Gladys did. Ingrid Bergman does a beautiful job playing the role. It was obvious she researched the woman quite deeply and cared about her part. Apparently after the film was made she tried to visit Gladys, but arrived several days too late: Gladys had died. In her modest home Ingrid saw a book with press clippings about the film that Gladys had put together. She had heard second hand that Gladys hadn't been too thrilled with the film; however the "fan book" seemed to declare that bit of gossip a fallacy.
Robert Donat does a wonderful job of acting as the leading official of the town. It doesn't matter that he was not an Asian actor, he makes it quite believable. Kudos to him. Curt Jurgen is masterful and manly as the soldier Gladys grows to love. I like the way the two of them slowly mellow towards each other during the progression of their relationship; it is one of the chief delights of the film.
I highly recommend this film to people of faith and to people without faith in God. With so few major motion pictures ever made about people who desire to preach the Christian gospel, it is a nice change to view this classic movie and be inspired.
Robert Donat does a wonderful job of acting as the leading official of the town. It doesn't matter that he was not an Asian actor, he makes it quite believable. Kudos to him. Curt Jurgen is masterful and manly as the soldier Gladys grows to love. I like the way the two of them slowly mellow towards each other during the progression of their relationship; it is one of the chief delights of the film.
I highly recommend this film to people of faith and to people without faith in God. With so few major motion pictures ever made about people who desire to preach the Christian gospel, it is a nice change to view this classic movie and be inspired.
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- Die Herberge zur sechsten Glückseligkeit
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- Runtime2 hours 38 minutes
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- 2.35 : 1
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By what name was The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958) officially released in India in English?
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