Broken Blossoms (1919): Cast
Broken Blossoms is a 1919 romantic drama directed by D.W. Griffith, starring Donald Crisp as Battling Burrows, Edward Peil Sr. and Lillian Gish. It runs 1 hour 29 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 29m (89 min)
- Director
- D.W. Griffith
- Studio
- D.W. Griffith Productions
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Broken Blossoms About?
The premise of Broken Blossoms without spoilers.
A tale of forbidden love. 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.
Broken Blossoms Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- older man young girl love
- boxer
- doomed love
- forbidden love
- national film registry
- tearing a dress off a woman
- xenophobia
- racism
- revolver
- tragedy drama
- shopkeeper
- father daughter relationship
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- racial slur
- melodrama
- damsel in distress
- murder
- suicide
- vengeance
- intergenerational friendship
- buddhism
- interracial friendship
- british asian
- alcoholism
- teenager
- immigrant
- filicide
- drugs
- british chinese
- boxing
- addiction
- missionary
- teenage runaway
- compassion
- waif
- rescue
- london england
- interracial romance
- disillusionment
- culture clash
- opium den
- dysfunctional family
- whipping
- child abuse
- flute
- sparring
- training camp
- breaking down a door
- bell
- based on short story
- limehouse london
Broken Blossoms Cast & Characters
Donald Crisp leads the cast as Battling Burrows, with Edward Peil Sr. as Evil Eye and Lillian Gish as Lucy Burrows. Directed by D.W. Griffith; 7 actors are credited in all.
- Director D.W. Griffith
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Donald Crisp as Battling Burrows - Edward Peil Sr. as Evil Eye
- Lillian Gish as Lucy Burrows
- George Beranger as The Spying One
Also Starring in Broken Blossoms
· 3 more- Arthur Howard Burrows' Manager
- Richard Barthelmess Cheng Huan
- Norman Selby A Prizefighter
More from D.W. Griffith
More films directed by D.W. Griffith, best-rated first: Intolerance, The Struggle, Abraham Lincoln and Lady of the Pavements.
Broken Blossoms Also Known As
24 alternative titles, including “Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl” and “Scarlet Blossoms”.
- Also known as
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- Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl
- Scarlet Blossoms
- La culpa ajena
- The Yellow Man and the Girl
- The Chink and the Child
- 흩어진 꽃잎
- Brutna blommor
- Gebrochene Blüten
- Katkenneita kukkasia
- Le Lys brisé
- Giglio infranto
- Lirios rotos
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- Lírio Partido
- 残花泪
- Пречупената лилия
- Сломанные побеги
- Kırık Tomurcuklar
- O Lírio Quebrado
- Złamana Lilia
- 散り行く花
- 殘花淚
- Lliris trencats
- Letört bimbók
- Зламані пагони
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Broken Blossoms FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Broken Blossoms, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Broken Blossoms?
Broken Blossoms runs 1 hour 29 minutes (89 minutes).
When was Broken Blossoms released?
Broken Blossoms was released on May 13, 1919.
Who directed Broken Blossoms?
Broken Blossoms was directed by D.W. Griffith.
More films by D.W. Griffith Who is in the cast of Broken Blossoms?
Broken Blossoms stars Donald Crisp as Battling Burrows, Edward Peil Sr. as Evil Eye and Lillian Gish as Lucy Burrows, among 7 credited actors.
Does Broken Blossoms have a post-credit scene?
No. Broken Blossoms has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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