The Bitter Tea of General Yen
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The Bitter Tea of General Yen is a 1933 romantic drama film directed by Frank Capra that explores a controversial interracial relationship between an American missionary and a Chinese warlord during the Chinese Civil War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Bitter Tea of General Yen canonical | 3 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Bitter Tea of General Yen (novella)
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novella by Grace Zaring Stone ⓘ |
| castMember |
Barbara Stanwyck
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Gavin Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucien Littlefield NERFINISHED ⓘ Nils Asther NERFINISHED ⓘ Toshia Mori NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Connolly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
General Yen
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Megan Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Joseph Walker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | monochrome ⓘ |
| composer | W. Franke Harling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Frank Capra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| editor | Gene Havlick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Columbia Pictures studios, Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
pre-Code film
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romantic drama film ⓘ |
| hasReception |
initially controversial for interracial content
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later reappraised as significant early Capra work ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
clash of cultures
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power dynamics in wartime ⓘ religion and morality ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Chinese Civil War
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interracial romance ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early Hollywood depiction of interracial romance
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pre-Code treatment of controversial themes ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Frank Capra filmography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| productionStartYear | 1932 ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1933 ⓘ |
| releaseEvent | premiere at Radio City Music Hall ⓘ |
| releaseRegion | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 88 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
David Nichols
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Edward E. Paramore Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | Chinese Civil War era ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfWork | Pre-Code Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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