Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (film) Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (film) Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing is a 1955 Deluxe color American drama-romance film in CinemaScope. Set in 1949–50 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 Han Suyin originally from China (played by Jennifer Jones), only to encounter prejudice from her family and from Hong Kong society. The film was adapted by John Patrick from the 1952 autobiographical novel "A Many-Splendoured Thing" by Han Suyin. The film was directed by Henry King. The film
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (song) Addy (Eric Millegan). Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (song) "Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing" is a popular song with music by Sammy Fain and lyrics by Paul Francis Webster. The song was publicized first in the movie, "Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing" (1955), winning the Academy Award for Best Original Song. From 1967 to 1973, it was used as the theme song to "Love is a Many Splendored Thing", the soap opera based on the movie. The music was commissioned for the movie "Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing" and initially included in the film's Oscar-winning score, composed and conducted by