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title: 'The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Mark Robson'
released: '1958-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 148
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'War'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-inn-of-the-sixth-happiness-1958'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051776/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958)

1958 · 148 min · Drama, War, History · United Kingdom, United States


## Synopsis

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness is a 1958 20th Century Fox film loosely based on the story of Gladys Aylward, a 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Mark Robson](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-robson)
- **Screenplay:** [Isobel Lennart](https://cinepixo.com/people/isobel-lennart)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Malcolm Arnold](https://cinepixo.com/people/malcolm-arnold)
- **Producer:** [Buddy Adler](https://cinepixo.com/people/buddy-adler)
- **Editor:** [Ernest Walter](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernest-walter)

## Cast

- [Ingrid Bergman](https://cinepixo.com/people/ingrid-bergman)
- [Athene Seyler](https://cinepixo.com/people/athene-seyler)
- [Michael David](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-david)
- [Curd Jürgens](https://cinepixo.com/people/curd-jurgens)
- [Richard Wattis](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-wattis)
- [Edith Sharpe](https://cinepixo.com/people/edith-sharpe)
- [Tsai Chin](https://cinepixo.com/people/tsai-chin)
- [Ronald Squire](https://cinepixo.com/people/ronald-squire)
- [Robert Donat](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-donat)
- [Burt Kwouk](https://cinepixo.com/people/burt-kwouk)

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