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A 1958 Ingrid Bergman movie was a major boost for the British Chinese community.

A 1958 Ingrid Bergman movie was a major boost for the British Chinese community. Anna Chen explores success on the silver screen. From May 2007.

Anna Chen sets out to uncover the early history of the Chinese who came to Britain before the takeaway boom of the 1960s.

9/10. Screen Beginnings

The 1958 film The Inn of the Sixth Happiness, starring Ingrid Bergman, was a major boost for the British Chinese community. Shot in Snowdonia, it launched the careers of actors such as Burt Kwouk and brought together Chinese extras from all over Britain.

From 2007.

Producer: Mukti Jain Campion
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Anna Chen sets out to uncover the early history of the Chinese who came to Britain

Anna Chen sets out to uncover the early history of the Chinese who came to Britain before the takeaway boom of the 1960s.

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