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Ingrid Bergman stars in this "spectacularly mounted, impressively acted and directed picture" based on the true life story of Gladys Aylward, a modern-day saint whose unquenchable passion to do good took her halfway around the world.

Inspired by her dream to be a missionary, an English parlour maid (Bergman) journeys to China and opens an inn for tired, hungry male drivers crossing desolate mountain trails. Gradually overcoming the natives' hostility, she wins the heart of a Eurasian colonel (Curt Jurgens) and converts a powerful mandarin (Robert Donat) to Christianity. But her greatest fear is achieved during the Japanese invasion of China when she leads one hundred homeless-children to safety across enemy-held terrian.

Powerful and poignant, this inspired film was adapted from Alan Burgess' bestseller The Small Woman.

Director:

Mark Robson [8],

Starring:

Athene Seyler [1], Curt Jurgens [6], Michael David [1], Ingrid Bergman [14], Robert Donat [5],

Screen Formats:

Widescreen 2.35:1

Subtitles:

Italian , English , German , Dutch , French , Spanish

Language and Sound:

English Dolby Digital Stereo
French Dolby Digital Stereo
German Dolby Digital Stereo
Italian Dolby Digital Stereo
Spanish Dolby Digital Stereo

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