Broken Blossoms

A Tale of Forbidden Love

Genres

DramaRomance

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$2400000

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

89 mins

Rating

6.899/10

Release Date

13 May 1919

Country

United States of America

Cast

Lillian Gish

Lucy Burrows

Richard Barthelmess

Cheng Huan

Donald Crisp

Battling Burrows

Arthur Howard

Burrows' Manager

Edward Peil Sr.

Evil Eye

George Beranger

The Spying One

Norman Selby

A Prizefighter

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