The Inn of the Sixth Happiness with Ingrid Bergman: DVD Cover
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The Inn of the Sixth Happiness Director: Mark Robson Cast: Ingrid Bergman, Curd Jurgens, Robert Donat, Ronald Squire

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  • DVD Release Date: 08/05/2003
  • Original Release: 1958
  • Rating: Not Rated
  • Sales Rank: 2,840

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Closed Caption; Audio commentary by Nick Redman (documentary filmmaker), Aubrey Solomon (co-author of "The Films of 20th Century Fox") and Donald Spoto (biographer of Ingrid Bergman); Movietone newsreels (film premieres); Restoration comparison; Anamorphic widescreen (aspect ratio 2.35:1); Audio: English stereo, English mono, French mono, Spanish mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish

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Side #1 --
1. Main Titles [3:20]
2. The China Missionary Society [3:24]
3. The Route to China [2:49]
4. A Maid [3:22]
5. A Missing Book [2:00]
6. Going to China [12:03]
7. Yang Cheng [3:05]
8. The Inn of the Sixth Happiness [5:22]
9. An Accident [9:33]
10. The Foot Inspector [1:37]
11. Work and Contentment [6:51]
12. News of War [1:03]
13. The Bandits [7:31]
14. Sixpence [12:48]
15. Dinner With the Mandarin [2:08]
16. War [4:52]
17. The Caretaker [4:15]
18. The Journey of 100 Children [3:47]
19. Many Hardships [4:55]
20. Journey's End [6:58]

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Editorial Reviews

Alan Burgess' novel The Small Woman was the source for the British/American co-production Inn of the Sixth Happiness. Set in the China of the 1930s, the film stars Ingrid Bergman as real-life missionary Gladys Aylward. Against the advice of practically everyone, Gladys heads into the war-ravaged interior to spread the Christian gospel. She finds a powerful ally in the form of an elderly Mandarin (Robert Donat) who, despite his early efforts to rid himself of the troublesome Gladys, eventually converts to Christianity. Gladys' burgeoning romance with Chinese army officer Lin Nan (Curt Jurgens) is interrupted when she is obliged to guide a group of Chinese children to safety over some of the most treacherous of Northern China's mountain regions. Inn of the Sixth Happiness retains its entertainment value some four decades after its production, even allowing for the preponderance of Occidental actors in Oriental roles. The film also served to breathe new life into the old children's nonsense song "This Old Man" (aka "Knick, Knack, Paddywhack"). Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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Cool Historyby margiewho

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June 20, 2009: I liked this movie because it gives a glimpse of Chinese history that is strictly about a village. We get so many movies about the government or philosophy but few about the people or small villages in the outskirts of China. I like hearing about strong female personalities who buck the trend.

Inspirational and Informativeby bv

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October 18, 2008: Taking a break from his directing duties in Sweden, Ingmar Bergman plays a novice nun in this breakthrough production of THE INN OF THE SIXTH SENSE. Unhappy with the day-to-day tasks that befall a missionary in China, Ingmar takes a holiday in Rome where she meets an American photo-journalist--played by Gregory Peck--and falls in love. He transforms her from a shy and rather plain girl into the toast of Italy. After a surprise visit by Peggy Wood, Ingmar is blamed for her accidental death. But everything turns out okay and the entire cast reunites for a spectacular rendition of the Cole Porter song ANYTHING GOES.


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