The read
Critics rate it 28 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 82% of the 95 1950s war movies in this catalog. It runs long at 2h 34m.
Synopsis
All her life, Englishwoman Gladys Aylward knew that China was where she belonged. Unqualified to be sent as a missionary, Gladys works as a domestic to earn to send herself to a poor, remote village. There, she eventually lives a full and happy life: running the inn, acting as 'foot inspector', advising the local Mandarin, and even winning the heart of mixed-race Captain Lin Nan. Gladys discovers her real destiny when the country is invaded by Japan and the Chinese children need her to save their lives.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 28 points higher than audiences do.
87 audience votes
Key crew
- Isobel LennartScreenplay
- Mark RobsonDirector
- Malcolm ArnoldOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Ingrid BergmanGladys Aylward
- Curd JürgensCapt. Lin Nan
- Burt KwoukLi
- Robert DonatThe Mandarin of Yang Cheng
- Tsai ChinSui-Lan
- Richard WattisMr. Murfin
- Athene SeylerJeannie Lawson
- Ronald SquireSir Francis Jamison
- Michael DavidHok-A
- Peter ChongYang
- Joan YoungSir Francis' cook
- Noel HoodMiss Thompson
