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Madame Butterfly

Madame Butterfly

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Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 30, 1932

Runtime

1h 26m

Genres

Drama

User Score

55%

Original Title

Madame Butterfly

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Director

Marion Gering

Description

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.