The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
(1958-present)
thing and film
Aged 66
Wikidata WikipediaThe Inn of the Sixth Happiness is a 1958 20th Century Fox film based on the true story of Gladys Aylward, a tenacious British woman, who became a missionary in China during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Directed by Mark Robson, who received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Director, the film stars Ingrid Bergman as Aylward and Curt Jürgens as her love interest, Captain Lin Nan, a Chinese Army officer with a Dutch father. Robert Donat, who played the mandarin of the town in which Aylward lived, died before the film was released. The musical score was composed and conducted by Malcolm Arnold. The cinematography was by Freddie Young. The film was shot in Snowdonia, North Wales. Most of the children in the film were ethnic Chinese children from Liverpool, home to the oldest Chinese community in Europe.
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The Inn of the Sixth Happiness Ffilmiwyd nifer o olygfeydd y ffilm Inn of the Sixth Happiness yn yr ardal hon ym 1958. Un o sêr y ffilm oedd Ingrid Bergman ac roedd yn olrhain hanes Gladys Aylward a fu'n genhades yn Tsiena. Many scenes for Inn of the Sixth Happiness were filmed in this area in 1958. The film, starring Ingrid Bergman, told the story of Gladys Aylward who worked as a missionary in China
English translation:
town centre, Beddgelert, United Kingdom where it was filmed (1958)