Broken Blossoms (1919)
1919 · Silent film · 90 min · dir. D. W. Griffith
A tale of forbidden love.
- Drama
- silent film
- Romance
Synopsis
Cheng Huan is a missionary whose goal is to bring the teachings of peace by Buddha to the civilized Anglo-Saxons. Upon landing in England, he is quickly disillusioned by the intolerance and apathy of the country. He becomes a storekeeper of a small shop. Out his window, he sees the young Lucy Burrows. She is regularly beaten by her prizefighter father, underfed and wears ragged clothes. Even in this deplorable condition, Cheng can see that she is a priceless beauty and he falls in love with her…
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Details
- Director
- D. W. Griffith
- Writer
- D.W. Griffith
- Cinematography
- Billy Bitzer
- Studio
- D.W. Griffith Productions
- Released
- 1919-05-13
- Running time
- 90 minutes
Cast & crew
D. W. Griffith Director
George Nichols
George Beranger
Edward Peil- Kid McCoy
Richard Barthelmess
Donald Crisp
Lillian Gish
