| | | Winner 3 Academy Awards 1955
Features: DVD
Jennifer Jones plays one of the cinema's most memorable characters in the film nominated for eight Academy Awards. When Eurasian doctor and widow Han Suyin (Jones) meets Mark Elliot (William Holden), an American correspondent stationed in Hong Kong, she is captivated by his tenderness and insight. He finds her beauty and grace equally irresistible and they begin an intensely passionate affair. Based on a true story and filmed on location in Hong Kong, Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing is a timelss classic.
"Irresistible romantic appeal...a pictorial poem." Hollywood Reporter
"...[a] literate, intelligent... completely perrsuasive love story..." Newsweek
"...beautiful... absorbing..." Variety
"Rarely has the screen given us a sensitive love story told with such delicate grace." Los Angeles Herald Examiner
Editor's Note
Jennifer Jones stars in this true story about a widowed Eurasian doctor who falls in love with charming American war reporter Mark Elliot (William Holden) in Hong Kong during the troubled time of the Korean War. Their relationship is plagued by the bigotry of those around them and stunted because Elliot is already married. Nevertheless, their love is true. Under the experienced hand of director Henry King, a real chemistry between Jones and Holden lights up the screen and provides the pulse for this multihandkerchief weeper. At the same time, the quality of the script and the original story prevent the film from becoming overly sentimental. Add the exotic setting of Hong Kong, a fine score, and the Oscar-winning title song and the result is a light and entertaining tragic romance.
Plot Summary
A female Eurasian doctor falls in love with an American war correspondent. Academy Award Nominations: 8, including Best Picture, Best Actress--Jennifer Jones. Academy Awards: 3, including Best Song ("Love is a Many-Splendored Thing").
| Features | Original Theatrical Trailer | | Still Photo Gallery | | Subtitles: English, Spanish | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection | | "William Holden: An Untamed Spirit," as seen on Biography® on the A&E Network | | Anamorphic Widescreen (Aspect Ratio 2.55:1) | | Audio: English 4.0 Surround, French 4.0 Surround, Spanish Mono | | Movietone Newsreel (Audience Awards Presentation) | | Photoplay Awards Highlight Clip | | Audio Commentary by Michael Lonzo, Sylvia Stoddard, and John Burlingame |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Foxvideo |
| Release Date: 3/2/2004 |
| Running Time: 102 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1955 | | Catalog ID: 2006097 | | UPC: 00024543060970 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English, French Dubbed, Spanish Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 2.55:1 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Oscar (1956) |  | Charles Le Maire, Winner, Best Costume Design, Color | | Alfred Newmann, Winner, Best Music, Scoring Of A Dramatic Or Comedy Picture | | Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster, Winner, Best Music, Song | | | Jennifer Jones, Nominee, Best Actress | | | George W. Davis, et al., Nominee, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color | | | Leon Shamroy, Nominee, Best Cinematography, Color | | | Buddy Adler, Nominee, Best Picture | | | Carl Faulkner, Nominee, Best Sound, Recording |
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| | Professional Reviews | Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide 9 of 10
Well-mounted soaper set in Hong Kong at time of Korean War. Eurasian doctor Jones falls in love with war correspondent Holden. Effective telling of true story, beautifully executed, with Oscar-winning costumes (Charles LeMaire), scoring (Alfred Newman) and title song (Sammy Fain and Paul Francis Webster). - Leonard Maltin
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