Broken blossoms, or, The yellow man and the girl /
A young Chinaman in London's squalid Limehouse district hopes to spread the peaceful philosophy of his Eastern religion. He befriends a pitiful street waif who is mistreated by her brutal father. As he nurses her back to health, tragedy results when an unspoken romance flowers between them.
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | Silent film with English intertitles and musical accompaniment. |
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New York, N.Y. :
Kino on Video,
[2001]
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| Series: | Griffith masterworks.
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| Summary: | A young Chinaman in London's squalid Limehouse district hopes to spread the peaceful philosophy of his Eastern religion. He befriends a pitiful street waif who is mistreated by her brutal father. As he nurses her back to health, tragedy results when an unspoken romance flowers between them. |
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| Item Description: | Videodisc release of the 1919 motion picture. Adapted from a story by Thomas Burke. Aspect ratio 1.33:1. "Digitally mastered from a 33mm print at the correct projection speed, with color tints, and a new score by Joseph Turrin recorded in digital stereo"--Container. Special features: Filmed introduction by Lillian Gish, including excerpts from Gish's film Romola (1925 MGM) -- Text of Thomas Burke's original story -- A recording of the 1919 song, "Broken blossoms" -- D.W. Griffith on leading ladies -- About the score. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color tinted ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 chapter index card. |
| Format: | DVD; stereo. |
| Audience: | FILM. Not rated. |
| Production Credits: | Photography, G.W. Bitzer ; music, Joseph Turrin ; video producer, Bret Wood. |