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Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing

1955 film by Henry King
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Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
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Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing

Summary

Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (374 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing received the Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color[3].
  • Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing received the Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score[4].
  • Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing received the Golden Globe Award for Best Film Promoting International Understanding[5].
  • Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing's image is recorded as William Holden Jennifer Jones Love Is A Many Splendored Thing Henry King 1955.png[6].
  • Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing's instance of is recorded as film[7].
  • Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing's director is recorded as Henry King[8].
  • Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing's screenwriter is recorded as John Patrick[9].
  • Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing's composer is recorded as Alfred Newman[10].
  • Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing's genre is recorded as drama film[11].
  • Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing's genre is recorded as romance film[12].
  • Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing's genre is recorded as war film[13].
  • Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing's genre is recorded as film based on literature[14].
  • Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing's genre is recorded as biographical film[15].
  • Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing's cast member is recorded as Jennifer Jones[16].
  • Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing's cast member is recorded as William Holden[17].
  • Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing's cast member is recorded as Isobel Elsom[18].
  • Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing's cast member is recorded as Richard Loo[19].
  • Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing's cast member is recorded as Kam Tong[20].
  • Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing's cast member is recorded as Philip Ahn[21].
  • Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing's cast member is recorded as Torin Thatcher[22].
  • Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing's cast member is recorded as Virginia Gregg[23].
  • Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing's cast member is recorded as Leonard Strong[24].
  • Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing's producer is recorded as Buddy Adler[25].
  • Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing's production company is recorded as 20th Century Studios[26].
  • Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing's director of photography is recorded as Leon Shamroy[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing's producer is recorded as Buddy Adler[25]. Its director is recorded as Henry King[8]. Its screenwriter is recorded as John Patrick[9]. Cast members include Jennifer Jones[16], William Holden[17], Isobel Elsom[18], Richard Loo[19], Kam Tong[20], and Philip Ahn[21].

Publication

Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing's publication date is recorded as +1955-01-01T00:00:00Z[28]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[29]. Genres include drama film[11], romance film[12], war film[13], film based on literature[14], and biographical film[15].

Subject and Themes

Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing's main subject is recorded as Korean War[30].

Reception

Awards received include Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color[3]; Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score[4]; and Golden Globe Award for Best Film Promoting International Understanding[5], a film award category[31], in United States[32], founded in 1946[33]. Reviews include 6/10[34] and 53%[35].

Cultural Impact

Things named for Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing include Love Is a Many Strangled Thing[36], a television series episode[37], directed by Michael Polcino[38].

Why It Matters

Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (374 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

Entities named for it include Love Is a Many Strangled Thing[36], a television series episode[37], directed by Michael Polcino[38].

FAQs

What awards did Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color[3], Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score[4], and Golden Globe Award for Best Film Promoting International Understanding[5].

Related Entities

Alfred Newman film Henry King Hong Kong Jennifer Jones Netflix United States William Holden

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  21. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  27. [34] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  1. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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