Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl (1919)
Directed by D.W. Griffith · 88 min · Drama, Romance
47.3 TOPICAL score · #2,114 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →A frail waif, abused by her brutal boxer father in London's seedy Limehouse District, is befriended by a sensitive Chinese immigrant with tragic consequences.
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl (1919, directed by D.W. Griffith) has a TOPICAL score of 47.3 - ranked 2,114 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on historical impact and critics, and lowest on awards. Critics: 95% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.3/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 6.9/10 (253 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 32 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics95% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.3/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 6.9/10 (253 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 32 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read6,165 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Lillian Gish (actor #134), Richard Barthelmess (actor #1,241), Donald Crisp (actor #347), Arthur Howard