Broken Blossoms
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Broken Blossoms is a 1919 silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith, renowned for its poignant interracial love story and innovative cinematic techniques.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Broken Blossoms; or, The Yellow Man and the Girl | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drama film
ⓘ
feature film ⓘ silent film ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Chink and the Child ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Thomas Burke ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkType | short story ⓘ |
| castMember |
Donald Crisp
ⓘ
Lillian Gish ⓘ Richard Barthelmess ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | G. W. Bitzer ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| director | D. W. Griffith ⓘ |
| distributor | United Artists ⓘ |
| era | silent era ⓘ |
| filmEditingBy | James Smith ⓘ |
| filmFormat |
35 mm
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black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
melodrama ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle |
Broken Blossoms
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surface form:
Broken Blossoms; or, The Yellow Man and the Girl
|
| hasFilmPoster | theatrical release poster ⓘ |
| hasIntertitlesIn | English ⓘ |
| language | Silent ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Battling Burrows
ⓘ
Cheng Huan ⓘ Lucy Burrows ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | silent narrative feature ⓘ |
| notableFor |
atmospheric lighting
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innovative cinematic techniques ⓘ poignant portrayal of child abuse ⓘ use of close-ups ⓘ |
| portrays | interracial love story ⓘ |
| productionCompany | D.W. Griffith Productions ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1919 ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
classic of silent cinema
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landmark in film history ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1919 ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately 90 minutes ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
East End of London
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surface form:
Limehouse, London
|
| starredActorAsCharacter |
Donald Crisp as Battling Burrows
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Lillian Gish ⓘ
surface form:
Lillian Gish as Lucy Burrows
Richard Barthelmess as Cheng Huan ⓘ |
| theme |
domestic violence
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interracial romance ⓘ racism ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Broken Blossoms; or, The Yellow Man and the Girl