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Broken Blossoms is a 1919 silent melodrama directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Lillian Gish and Richard Barthelmess. The film depicts a young woman, Lucy Burrows, escaping abuse from her father and finding solace with a Chinese man, Cheng Huan.

It marked United Artists’ first distribution and was based on Burke's short story.

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What is Broken Blossoms?

Broken Blossoms is a 1919 silent melodrama directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Lillian Gish and Richard Barthelmess. The film depicts a young woman, Lucy Burrows, escaping abuse from her father and finding solace with a Chinese man, Cheng Huan. It marked United Artists’ first distribution and was based on Burke's short story.

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Broken Blossoms scores 5.00/10 (Fair) on Lunoo, making it rated in the Romance Movie category.
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