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69% Critic Match
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl
“A tale of forbidden love.”
6.9 / 10• 1919• 1h 29m•NR• English
DramaRomance
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Lillian Gish
Lucy Burrows
Lead
Richard Barthelmess
Cheng Huan
Donald Crisp
Battling Burrows
AH
Arthur Howard
Burrows' Manager
Edward Peil Sr.
Evil Eye
George Beranger
The Spying One
Norman Selby
A Prizefighter
EB
Ernest Butterworth
Secondary Role (uncredited)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. D.W. Griffith's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
