we all want to fall in love . the experience make u feel completely alive and where every sense be heighten and every emotion be magnify . it may only last a moment and an hour and an afternoon and but that doesn not reduce it value and because we be leave with memory that we treasure for the rest of our life . i love watch people fall in love . it must have something to do with the excellent chemistry between the main character . mark elliott and a charming sensitive american war correspondent and arrives in hong kong at the dawn of the korean war . he find in han suyin an awesome beauty of true grace . han suyin and a lovely eurasian doctor be captivate by mark tenderness and insight . it be instant attraction when they first meet . the two commence a passionate affair and lead them to fall deeply in love . their love be so strong and so wonderfully express that highlight elliot married status and and the difficulty of the troubled time of the korean war and communism and race relation . holden be an inspired choice for the role . not only do he have an imposing screen presence and but he bring the perfect mix of enlightenment and compassion and emotion to the part . opposite him oscar winner jennifer jones and perfect in her oriental look and radiantly beautiful in that traditional and modern asian inspire cheongsam . jones flood her role with personal emotion give her character a charismatic life of it own . she deliver a heartfelt performance turn her character into a woman who undergo a spiritual and emotional awakening . her scene in that verdant hill where she take refuge be exquisitely touch specially when we hear mark voice whisper represent we have not miss you and i. that many splendored thing . henry king who have establish himself a a masterful director of romance spread the theme tune ( by alfred newman ) in the air above the cosmopolitan harbor . his film be colorful and elegant and with excellent cinematography and set design . nominate for eight academy award and this beautiful and sensitive motion picture win three represent best costume design while best music and best score .