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Director:
Writers:
Paul Osborn (adaptation)
Richard Mason (novel)
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Release Date:
1961 (Austria) more
Genre:
Tagline:
You are the first man I ever loved... and the world has only just begun...
Plot:
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... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 1 win & 1 nomination more
User Reviews:
Good romantic comedy defined. more (30 total)

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

William Holden ... Robert Lomax
Nancy Kwan ... Suzie Wong a.k.a. Mee Ling 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, Gwennie's boy friend
Edwina Carroll ... Mrs. Marlowe
Dervis Ward ... British Sailor
Marian Spencer ... Dinner Guest
Lionel Blair ... Dancing Sailor
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ronald Eng ... Waiter (uncredited)
Calvin Hsia ... Suzie's Baby (uncredited)
David Langton ... Police Inspector (uncredited)
Shan Lawrence ... Girl (uncredited)
Robert Lee ... Barman (uncredited)
Toke Townley ... Waiter (uncredited)
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Directed by
Richard Quine 
 
Writing credits
Paul Osborn (adaptation)

Richard Mason (novel)

John Patrick (screenplay)

Produced by
Hugh Perceval .... producer
Ray Stark .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
George Duning 
 
Cinematography by
Geoffrey Unsworth 
 
Film Editing by
Bert Bates 
 
Art Direction by
John Box 
 
Costume Design by
Phyllis Dalton 
 
Makeup Department
Bill Griffiths .... hairdressing
Neville Smallwood .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
R.L.M. Davidson .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Gus Agosti .... assistant director
 
Art Department
Syd Cain .... assistant art director (as Sydney Cain)
Liz Moore .... paintings (as Elizabeth Moore)
Roy Rossotti .... set dresser
 
Sound Department
Roy Baker .... sound editor
Gerry Turner .... sound recordist
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Cecil R. Cooney .... camera operator (as Ces Cooney)
 
Casting Department
Joe Powell .... extras casting (uncredited)
 
Editorial Department
Valerie Leslie .... assistant editor
 
Music Department
Muir Mathieson .... conductor
Reg Owen .... orchestrator
 
Other crew
Angela Allen .... continuity
Joshua Logan .... original stage director
David Merrick .... original stage producer
 
Crew believed to be complete


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Additional Details

Runtime:
126 min
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Language:
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
USA:Approved (certificate #19621) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:A
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Trivia:
As an former student of the Royal Ballet School in London, a 20-year-old Nancy Kwan was discovered by producer Ray Stark after the coveted role of Suzie Wong was up for grabs after French-Vietnamese actress France Nuyen suffered a bout of chronic laryngitis. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Robert Lomax (Holden) begins to strip the European clothes off Suzy Wong (Kwan), her hair is piled smartly up under her cap and can be seen to remain that way. However, when Lomax goes to pull the cap off her head, Suzy's long tresses are fully down and covering her back. more
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12 out of 16 people found the following review useful.
Good romantic comedy defined., 13 April 1999
Author: Doctor_Bombay from Lucas Buck, NC

There was a time when late night TV meant Johnny Carson and a cloud of dust, the other two networks scrambling locally with ‘Million Dollar Movie' packages. It was a time when broad appeal movies like `The World of Suzie Wong' flourished on TV-start with a basic romance, add exotic settings and just a hint of comedy.

William Holden was never more a leading man than in this film. Take all the dynamic sex appeal he exudes in Network, and turn the clock back some 15 years. He is commanding.

This quirky little comedy hits all the right spots, with Nancy Kwan absolutely stunning as the Won-Tsai Girl, Suzie. Beautiful Hong Kong landscapes are just the cherry on top of this sweet deal.

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