Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl(1919)
“A tale of forbidden love.”
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.
Director
D.W. Griffith
Studio
D.W. Griffith Productions
Revenue
$2M
Cast
Lillian Gish
as Lucy Burrows
Richard Barthelmess
as Cheng Huan
Donald Crisp
as Battling Burrows
Arthur Howard
as Burrows' Manager
Edward Peil Sr.
as Evil Eye
George Beranger
as The Spying One
Norman Selby
as A Prizefighter
Ernest Butterworth
as Secondary Role (uncredited)
Frederic Hamen
as Secondary Role (uncredited)
Wilbur Higby
as London Policeman (uncredited)
Man-Ching Kwan
as Buddhist Monk (uncredited)
Bobbie Mack
as Ringside Employee (uncredited)
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Movie Facts
Release Year
1919
Runtime
1h 29m
Language
No Language
Rating
6.9 / 10
Box Office
$2M
Production Companies
D.W. Griffith Productions
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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.
Who directed Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl?▼
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl was directed by D.W. Griffith and released in 1919. It is a drama, romance film.
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Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl has a runtime of 1 hours and 29 minutes (89 minutes total).
Who stars in Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl?▼
The cast of Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl includes Lillian Gish as Lucy Burrows, Richard Barthelmess as Cheng Huan, Donald Crisp as Battling Burrows, Arthur Howard as Burrows' Manager, Edward Peil Sr. as Evil Eye and more.
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