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Set in 194950 in hong kong, it tells the story of a married, but separated, american reporter mark elliot played by william holden, who falls in love with a eurasian doctor originally from china, han suyin played by jennifer jones, only to encounter prejudice from her family and from hong. Jul 31, 2014 when widowed eurasian doctor han suyin jennifer jones and american journalist mark elliot william holden meet in hong kong, they soon fall in love, despite interracial prejudices. I remember seeing this film in the 50s with jennifer jones and william holden. Han suyin defiantly straddled two worlds decades before multiculturalism became fashionable. Set in 194950 in hong kong, it tells the story of a married, but separated, american reporter mark elliot played by william holden, who falls in love with a eurasian doctor originally from china, han suyin played by jennifer jones, only to encounter prejudice from her family and from. Andy williams love is a manysplendored thing lyrics. Many of the best lines in the movie are taken directly from the book. Han suyin and william holden as mark elliott will you believe unbelievable. Set in hong kong during the course of the communist takeover of mainland china, the book gives a very lightly fictionalized account of hans brief love affair with the times of londons celebrated asia. Hong kong spawned the blockbuster 1955 jennifer joneswilliam holden movie love is a manysplendored thing.
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