Search - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness on DVD

MPAA Rating: NR Content Advisory: Excellent For Children Movie Release: 1958 DVD Release: 08/05/2003 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned Edition: Restored/Remastered Audio Tracks: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: English, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 2 hrs 38 mins Studio: 20th Century Fox Members Wishing: 28 Genres: Drama, Period Film, Biopic [feature]

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

Ingrid Bergman - Gladys Aylward
Curd Jürgens - Capt. Lin Nan
Robert Donat - Mandarin
Ronald Squire - Sir Francis Jamison
Noel Hood - Miss Thompson
Athene Seyler - Mrs. Lawson

Based on the novel -The Small Woman, Mark Robson's 1958 classic drama The Inn of the Sixth Happiness comes to DVD from 20th Century Fox. Presented with a widescreen anamorphic transfer and Dolby Digital Mono soundtracks in English, Spanish, and French. Closed captions are accessible and subtitles are available in English and Spanish. Contains an audio commentary track from documentary filmmaker Nick Redman, historical author Aubrey Solomon, and Ingrid Bergman biographer Donald Spoto. Other special features include vintage Movietone newsreels and a restoration comparison. This is a satisfactory release of a classic film that received a modest theatrical release in the U.S. over 40 years ago. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide