Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl, often referred to simply as Broken Blossoms, is a 1919 American silent melodrama 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 first film distributed by United Artists. It is based on Thomas Burke's short story "The Chink and the Child" from the 1916 collection Limehouse Nights. In 1996, Broken Blossoms was included in the annual selection of 25 motion pictures to be added to the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress.
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
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Movie Info
Budget
$88,000
Themes
Tags
Abuse, Boxer, Chinese, District, Doomed, Father, Immigrant, London, Murder, Suicide, Tale
Attributes
Narrative Location: London
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De gebroken lelie
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Gebrochene Blüten
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Kırık Tomurcuklar
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Knækkede Liljer
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La culpa ajena
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Le lys brisé
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Letört bimbók
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Lírio Partido
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Lirios rotos
ES
Muguri zdrobiți
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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
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Пречупени цветове или Китаецът и момичето
BG
Сломанные побеги
RU
散り行く花
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