Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl, often referred to simply as Broken Blossoms, is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by D.W. Griffith. It was distributed by United Artists and premiered on May 13, 1919. It stars Lillian Gish, Richard Barthelmess, and Donald Crisp, and tells the story of young girl, Lucy Burrows, who is abused by her alcoholic prizefighting father, Battling Burrows, and meets Cheng Huan, a kind-hearted Chinese man who falls in love with her. It was the second film released by United Artists. It is based on Thomas Burke's short story "The Chink and the Child" from the 1916 collection Limehouse Nights.
Broken Blossoms (1919)
Directed by D.W. Griffith
Genres - Drama, Romance, Silent Film |
Sub-Genres - Silent Feature, Silent Film |
Release Date - Oct 14, 1919 |
Run Time - 90 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - PG-13
Description by Wikipedia
Movie Info
Budget
$88,000
Tags
Abuse, Boxer, Chinese, District, Doomed, Father, Immigrant, London, Murder, Suicide, Tale
Attributes
Narrative Location: London
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Broken Blossoms
NO, SE, GB, US
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl
, US
Brutna blommor
SE
Chiri yuku Hana
JP
De gebroken lelie
BE
Eine Blüte gebrochen
AT, DE
Gebrochene Blüten
AT, DE
Giglio infranto
IT
Im Schatten der Großstadt - Aus dem Chinesenviertel von San Francisco
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Katkenneita kukkasia
FI
Kırık Tomurcuklar
TR
Knækkede Liljer
DK
La culpa ajena
ES
Le lys brisé
BE, FR
Letört bimbók
HU
Lírio Partido
BR
Lirios rotos
ES
Muguri zdrobiți
RO
O Lírio Quebrado
PT
Pimpollos rotos
AR
Poncelles trencades
ES
Scarlet Blossoms
US
Slomljeni cvetovi
RS
Spasmeno krino
GR
The Chink and the Child
, US
The Yellow Man and the Girl
US
Verwelkte Blüten
DE
Zlomený kvet
CS
Złamana lilia
PL
Пречупени цветове или Китаецът и момичето
BG
Сломанные побеги
RU
散り行く花
JP