The World of Suzie Wong ( 1960 )

The World of Suzie Wong ( 1960 ) (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Golden Globes
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Mono )
Spanish ( Mono )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
120 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Special Edition
Remastered

Movie filmed in 1960 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Richard Quine

Written By:
Paul Osborn
Richard Mason

Actors:
William Holden ..... Robert Lomax
Nancy Kwan ..... Suzie Wong
Sylvia Syms ..... Kay O'Neill
Michael Wilding ..... Ben Marlowe
Jacqui Chan ..... Gwennie Lee
Laurence Naismith ..... O'Neill
Yvonne Shima ..... Minnie Ho
Andy Ho ..... Ah Tong
Lier Hwang ..... Wednesday Lu
Bernard Cribbins ..... Otis
Edwina Carroll ..... Mrs. Marlowe
Dervis Ward ..... British Sailor
Marian Spencer ..... Dinner Guest
Lionel Blair ..... Dancing Sailor

Synopsis:

Robert Lomax, tired of working in an office, wants to be an artist. So he moves to Hong Kong to try his hand at painting. Finding a cheap hotel, he checks in, only to find it's used by prostitutes and their 'dates' they meet in the bar downstairs. Since he never picks up any of the ladies, they all want to know more about him. Eventually, he does hire one to model for him... and soon falls in love. However, since he's on a limited budget, he can't afford her exclusively, but doesn't want to 'share' her with anyone else.

William Holden stars as an American artist who becomes involved with the sordid underworld of prostitution in Hong Kong in The World of Suzie Wong, based on Paul Osborn's Broadway adaptation of the novel by Richard Mason. Holden is American architect Robert Lomax, who travels to Hong Kong to paint. He meets Suzie Wong (Nancy Kwan), an attractive woman who passes herself off as a high-society heiress. It is with great surprise that Robert spots her in a Hong Kong dive entertaining a bunch of sailors. It turns out that Suzie is a prostitute and Robert has observed her plying her trade. Suzie proposes that Robert put her up as a kept woman, but Robert will hear nothing of it, preferring to use her as a model for his paintings instead. Suzie then becomes involved with playboy Ben Marlowe (Michael Wilding), while Robert meets Kay O'Neill (Sylvia Syms), a British banker's daughter, who helps Robert to sell his paintings. But Ben breaks off his relationship with Suzie and Kay, uncomfortable with Suzie the prostitute posing for Ben, leaves him. Abandoned by their lovers and thrown together, the two become involved, with tragic consequences.

An older American artist (William Holden) falls in love with his bar-girl model (Nancy Kwan) in Hong Kong.

This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 18 December, 2016.

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