Cinematic background from The Inn of the Sixth Happiness 1958 - All her life, Englishwoman Gladys Aylward knew that China was the place where she belonged. Not qualified to be sent there as a missionary, Gladys works as a domestic to earn the money to send herself to a poor, remote village. There she eventually lives a full and happy life: running the inn, acting as "foot inspector", advising the local Mandarin, and even winning the heart of mixed race Captain Lin Nan. But Gladys discovers her real destiny when the country is invaded by Japan and the Chinese children need her to save their lives. Based on a true story.

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

1958

Biography, Drama, War

Directors:
Mark Robson
Writers:
Isobel Lennart, Alan Burgess
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Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – Two women in traditional chinese dress holding candles; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A group of people standing next to each other on top of a bridge; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A man and a woman sitting at a table in a restaurant; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A group of people walking down a street; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – An older woman holding a young child in her arms; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – An old man is holding a cane in front of a crowd; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A woman standing next to a pole in front of a building; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A group of people in a field near a wall; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A group of people standing around a table with candles on it; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A man and a woman sitting in the woods at night; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A large group of people standing together in a crowd; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A man and a woman sitting at a dinner table; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A group of people standing next to each other on the street; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A woman is holding a piece of paper while standing next to two men; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A group of men and women standing in front of a building; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A group of men standing in front of a group of people; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A woman wearing a blue shirt standing in front of a brick wall; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A group of people working in a field; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A man sitting at a table in front of two women; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A crowd of people walking down a street; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A group of people sitting around in a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A woman in a blue shirt standing next to a wooden door; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A group of men standing in front of an audience holding guns; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A group of people sitting at a table eating food; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A man and a woman standing next to each other in front of an oven; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A group of people sitting and standing around each other; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A group of people sitting around a table with cups of tea; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A group of people standing next to each other on the street; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A group of people sitting at a table in a dark room; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A woman in a blue shirt smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A large group of people standing together in a crowd; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A group of women standing next to a pond; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A painting of a snow covered hill with a mountain in the background; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A woman with a flower in her hair and a red dress; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A group of men standing next to each other on a balcony; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A group of men standing in front of a building; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A group of men standing next to each other in front of a building; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A group of people sitting around a table with candles in their hands; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A group of men in uniforms are standing in a field; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A group of men standing next to each other; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A group of men and women standing in a crowd; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A woman with a flower in her hair and wearing a red dress; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A man holding a sword in a crowded area; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – An old man and a woman in front of an audience; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A group of people performing a dance on a stage; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – An older woman talking to an older man in front of a group of people; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A table in a room with a book on top of it; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – An older woman and a young boy in front of a group of people; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A woman wearing a straw hat standing in front of vegetables; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A woman and a baby looking out a window at night; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A large group of people walking up a hill; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A man and a woman standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A group of people gathered around a woman; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A group of women standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A group of people walking in the grass; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A man is standing over a dead body; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – An older man with a beard and a black hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A group of people standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A man and a woman and a little girl sitting on steps; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A woman wearing a straw hat standing in front of an outdoor market; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A woman sitting on top of a brown horse; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A man holding a baby in a crowd of people; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – An older woman walking down the street with a bag; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A large group of people sitting on the ground; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A woman looking at a man in a dark room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A woman in a blue shirt is posing for a picture; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A group of people standing next to each other on a street; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A group of people standing on some steps in front of a building; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A group of people standing around in front of a building; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A person holding a sword up in the air in front of a building; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A woman in a red dress standing in front of a green door; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – An older woman and a young man in front of a group of people; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – An older man wearing a blue shirt and a black hat; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A woman and a child laying on the ground; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A group of people standing next to each other on the street; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A group of people working in a field; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A man sitting at a table with a lit candle; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A group of people sitting on the ground eating food; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A group of people with hats on their heads; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A man in a red shirt is standing in front of another man in a black hat; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A woman in a blue shirt is holding a knife; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A man standing in front of bowls of food on a table; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A crowd of people standing in the middle of a street; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A man and a woman sitting at a table with papers; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A woman is reaching for a book in a library; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A group of people sitting in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – An older man with a beard wearing a black robe; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A woman wearing a hat standing next to another woman; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A group of people standing in front of a building; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A woman with long black hair is looking up; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A group of people standing next to each other; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – An older man in a gray suit and a brown tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A man in a hat is looking at a door; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – Smoke billows out of a building on a hill; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A man in a red robe standing in front of another man; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A man with a beard and mustache wearing a black shirt; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958), directed by Mark Robson – A man and a woman are holding each other; Medium shot, Low angle