Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (film)

Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing is a 1955 film. Set in , it tells the story of a married but separated American reporter , who falls in love with a doctor originally from Mainland China , only to encounter prejudice from her family and from Hong Kong society.

The movie was adapted by John Patrick from the 1952 novel ''A Many-Splendoured Thing'' by Han Suyin. The film was directed by Henry King.

It won Academy Awards for , and . It was nominated for , , , and .

Filming locations included Hong Kong.

The movie later inspired a television soap opera in 1967.

Song

The sentimental and upbeat theme song, "Love is a Many-Splendored Thing" was one of the first songs written for a movie to become #1 in the charts during the same year. The song was recorded by The Four Aces and also by Jerry Vale, and Frank Sinatra, among others.

Here's a sample of the song's lyrics:
::''Love is nature's way of giving ''
::''a reason to be living,''
::''The golden crown that makes a man a king.''

During the film, some romantic meetings occur on a dramatically high grassy, windswept hill in Hong Kong. That setting makes the song lyrics, which are easily heard during parts of the film, intensely romantic, as they are sung to the main theme of the song:

::''Once on a high and windy hill,''
::''In the morning mist, Two lovers kissed,''
::''And the world stood still.''

The theme song, as recorded by The Four Aces, went to #1 on the charts for four weeks in 1955 and won the Academy Award for Best Song.