direct by a veteran hollywood director henry king who begin his career still in 1915 and love be a many splendored thing be one of his last great film . it be base on a bestseller by han suyin call simply a many splendored thing the phrase that be borrow by the author from the poem the kingdom of god by francis thompson where that many splendored word ` love be use in quite a different and rather transcendental context mean the love of god . make in the 50s and the film mark along with work by such director a douglas sirk and vincente minnelli a sort of renascence of melodrama and it florescence and reach yet again a peak of popularity . the story begin when a handsome american reporter mark elliott play by william holden yet once again typecast in one of his irresistible ` playboy role come to the hong kong and meet there a young and pretty han suyin ( jennifer jones ) of half chinese half english origin who be work a a doctor at a hospital and whose husband be recently kill by the chinese communist . instantly mark feel a rather strong attraction towards her but at the begin his deep feeling be not quite reciprocate by han heart leave cold after the death of her husband ( ` i believe in human heart now only a a doctor ) . but very soon she yield to the persistent courting of tempt a hell mark and both of them enter a passionate relationship apparently stoppable by nothing and even by the fact that mark be unhappily marry and his wife doesn not want to give him a divorce or social difference and prejudice cause by han chinese origin . but still it the fate that have a final word to say in determine the fairness of the eternalness of such a blissful loving relationship for no matter how endure the two assume it to be the merciless time be wait in a rather alarm form of death and prepare at any give moment to prove it impermanence . undoubtedly one of the most romantic film ever make and love be a many splendored thing feature fine performance from william holden and jennifer jones and wonderful academy award win musical score by alfred newman and extremely romantic and touching and heart warm but ultimately heart break story . don not miss that many splendored film . positive .