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Madame Butterfly
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5.4Pinkerton marries Cho-Cho San in Japan, whilst on shore leave. When he leaves, she keeps his Japanese home as he left it. He returns three years later, having married again in America, and tells Cho-Cho that their affair is over. She has had a child in his absence, who is sent to her family, before she kills herself.
Released: 1932-12-3086 minDir: Marion GeringDrama
Cast
- Sylvia Sidney as Cho-Cho San
- Cary Grant as Lieutenant B.F. Pinkerton
- Charles Ruggles as Lieutenant Barton
- Irving Pichel as Yamadori
- Helen Jerome Eddy as Cho-Cho's Mother
- Edmund Breese as Cho-Cho's Grandfather
Themes
- suicide
- geisha
- based on play or musical
- promise
- interracial romance
- cultural difference
- black and white
- pre-code
- yellowface
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Ratings
IMDb
6/10
485 votes
- Year
- 1932
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Rated
- Passed
- Awards
- 1 win total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Marion Gering
- Screenwriter
- Josephine Lovett
- Cast member
- Berton Churchill
- Composer
- W. Franke Harling
- Producer
- B. P. Schulberg
- Cinematographer
- David Abel
- Duration
- 83
- FilmAffinity ID
- 389741
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- publication date
- 1932-01-01
- title
- Madame Butterfly
- color
- black-and-white
- distributed by
- Paramount Pictures
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