Pinkerton 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.
Title | Madame Butterfly |
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Year | 1932 |
Genre | Drama |
Country | United States of America |
Studio | Paramount Pictures |
Cast | Sylvia Sidney, Cary Grant, Charles Ruggles, Irving Pichel, Helen Jerome Eddy, Edmund Breese |
Crew | Marion Gering (Director), David Belasco (Theatre Play), Jane Loring (Editor), David Abel (Director of Photography), B.P. Schulberg (Producer), W. Franke Harling (Original Music Composer) |
Keyword | suicide, geisha, based on play or musical, promise, interracial romance, cultural difference, black and white, pre-code |
Release | Dec 30, 1932 |
Runtime | 86 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 5.40 / 10 by 17 users |