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Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl

Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl

A tale of forbidden love.

19196.91h 29m

Overview

The love story of an abused English girl and a Chinese Buddhist in a time when London was a brutal and harsh place to live.

Directed by D.W. Griffith
Written by D.W. Griffith, Thomas Burke
Produced by D.W. Griffith
Box Office0Revenue: $2.4M

Top Cast

Lillian Gish

Lillian Gish

Lucy Burrows

Richard Barthelmess

Richard Barthelmess

Cheng Huan

Donald Crisp

Donald Crisp

Battling Burrows

A

Arthur Howard

Burrows' Manager

Edward Peil Sr.

Edward Peil Sr.

Evil Eye

George Beranger

George Beranger

The Spying One

Norman Selby

Norman Selby

A Prizefighter

E

Ernest Butterworth

Secondary Role (uncredited)

F

Frederic Hamen

Secondary Role (uncredited)

Wilbur Higby

Wilbur Higby

London Policeman (uncredited)

Themes & Keywords

suicidelondon, englandchinaboxerbuddhistmurderracismblack and whitealcoholicsilent filmbased on short story

About Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl

Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl is a drama, romance film released in 1919 exploring themes of suicide, london, england, china, boxer, buddhist, murder. Directed by D.W. Griffith, it stars Lillian Gish, Richard Barthelmess, Donald Crisp. The love story of an abused English girl and a Chinese Buddhist in a time when London was a brutal and harsh place to live.

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