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.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Broken Blossoms canonical | 18 |
| Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl | 2 |
| Broken Blossoms; or, The Yellow Man and the Girl | 1 |
| D. W. Griffith film Broken Blossoms | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T450223 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Broken Blossoms Context triple: [D. W. Griffith, notableWork, Broken Blossoms]
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A.
Three Sisters
Three Sisters is a group of three prominent stratovolcanoes in the central Oregon Cascades, known for their distinctive clustered peaks and popular hiking and climbing terrain.
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B.
City Lights
City Lights is a 1931 silent romantic comedy film written, directed by, and starring Charlie Chaplin, celebrated for its blend of slapstick humor and poignant emotion.
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C.
The Blind Girl
The Blind Girl is a celebrated 1856 oil painting by Pre-Raphaelite artist John Everett Millais, depicting two roadside beggar girls and exploring themes of disability, perception, and the natural world.
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D.
Madam
"Madam" is a formal term of address for a woman, often used to show respect or politeness in social, professional, or official contexts.
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E.
Scenes from the Heart
Scenes from the Heart is a memoir-style book co-written by Swedish opera singer Malena Ernman and her family that chronicles their personal journey through climate activism and raising Greta Thunberg.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Broken Blossoms Target entity description: Broken Blossoms is a 1919 silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith, renowned for its poignant interracial love story and innovative cinematic techniques.
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A.
Three Sisters
Three Sisters is a group of three prominent stratovolcanoes in the central Oregon Cascades, known for their distinctive clustered peaks and popular hiking and climbing terrain.
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B.
City Lights
City Lights is a 1931 silent romantic comedy film written, directed by, and starring Charlie Chaplin, celebrated for its blend of slapstick humor and poignant emotion.
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C.
The Blind Girl
The Blind Girl is a celebrated 1856 oil painting by Pre-Raphaelite artist John Everett Millais, depicting two roadside beggar girls and exploring themes of disability, perception, and the natural world.
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D.
Madam
"Madam" is a formal term of address for a woman, often used to show respect or politeness in social, professional, or official contexts.
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E.
Scenes from the Heart
Scenes from the Heart is a memoir-style book co-written by Swedish opera singer Malena Ernman and her family that chronicles their personal journey through climate activism and raising Greta Thunberg.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drama film
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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
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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
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| 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 ⓘ |
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Referenced by (22)
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
this entity surface form:
D. W. Griffith film Broken Blossoms
this entity surface form:
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl
this entity surface form:
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl