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Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing

Duration: 1 hour, 38 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

Hong Kong, 1949. Eurasian widow Dr Han Suyin is torn between wanting to help people, even in communist China, and an unlooked-for chance of love with journalist Mark Elliott, even though he is married.

Romantic drama with an Oscar-winning song, based on an autobiographical novel. Show less

Contributors

Mark Elliott:
William Holden
Dr Han Suyin:
Jennifer Jones
Humphrey Palmer-Jones:
Torin Thatcher
Adeline Palmer-Jones:
Isobel Elsom
Dr John Keith:
Murray Matheson
Anne Richards:
Virginia Gregg
Robert Hung:
Richard Loo
Nora Hung:
Soo Yong
Third Uncle:
Philip Ahn
Director:
Henry King

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