Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl

D.W. Griffith's melodramas can be a bit much, it's true. Here, a young girl is terrorized by her abusive pugilist father, then finds a tender, platonic friendship with a visiting missionary from China's Tong district. It's a bit of a bummer, even for a silent film.

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D.W. Griffith directed Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl in 1919. See D.W. Griffith's full filmography, where to start with D.W. Griffith, or where to go after you've seen everything by D.W. Griffith.

Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl was released in 1919 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 89 minutes.