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Broken Blossoms is a 1919 silent film by D. W. Griffith, based on a short story by Thomas Burke. It tells the tragic love story of a Chinese man and a young girl abused by her father in London.
Broken Blossoms: Directed by D.W. Griffith. With Lillian Gish, Richard Barthelmess, Donald Crisp, Arthur Howard. A frail waif, abused by her brutal boxer father in London's seedy Limehouse District, is befriended by a sensitive Chinese immigrant with tragic consequences.
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- Drama, Romance
- D.W. Griffith
- 1919-10-20
A frail waif, abused by her brutish boxer father in London's seedy Limehouse District, is befriended by a sensitive Chinese immigrant with tragic consequence...
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Jan 23, 2000 · Broken Blossoms. Drama. 90 minutes ‧ 1919. Roger Ebert. January 23, 2000. 6 min read. Lilian Gish and Richard Barthelmessin "Broken Blossoms." Lillian Gish told D.W. Griffith she was too old to play the girl. in “Broken Blossoms,” and perhaps she was.
A frail waif, abused by her brutal boxer father in London's seedy Limehouse District, is befriended by a sensitive Chinese immigrant with tragic...
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- Lillian Gish
- D.W. Griffith
- Drama
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.
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Eager to change Westerners' violent behavior through his gentle Buddhist teachings, the Yellow Man leaves China. Some years later, as a disillusioned shopkeeper in London's Limehouse district, the Yellow Man meets Lucy Burrows, the abused child of boxer "Battling" Burrows, and protects her when another Oriental grabs her.
