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Madame Butterfly

Film

Madame Butterfly

5.2

1h 26m

1932

Synopsis

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.

Director

Marion Gering

Drama

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Cast & Crew

Sylvia Sidney

Sylvia Sidney

as Cho-Cho San

Cary Grant

Cary Grant

as Lieutenant B.F. Pinkerton

Charles Ruggles

Charles Ruggles

as Lieutenant Barton

Irving Pichel

Irving Pichel

as Yamadori

Helen Jerome Eddy

Helen Jerome Eddy

as Cho-Cho's Mother

Edmund Breese

Edmund Breese

as Cho-Cho's Grandfather

Louise Carter

Louise Carter

as Suzuki

Judith Vosselli

Judith Vosselli

as Madame Goro

Sándor Kállay

as Goro

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