Madame Butterfly

Madame Butterfly

1932 · 86 min · ★ 5.4 · Drama

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.

Directed by Marion Gering · Written by Joseph Moncure March

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