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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 28m•NR• English
DramaRomance
Storyline
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.
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.”
