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The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1933) · Cineora

The Bitter Tea of General Yen poster

A FRANK CAPRA FILM

The Bitter Tea of General Yen

19331h 28mMovie

DramaRomanceWar

IMDb6.9/ 10 · 4.9K votes

THEY FOUND A LOVE THEY DARED NOT TOUCH!

Shanghai, China, the 1920s. In the midst of a bloody civil war, General Yen, a ruthless warlord, rescues Megan Davis —who was about to marry a missionary— from certain death amid the chaos.

Romantic
Melancholic
Bittersweet
Love
War
Period piece

Pace: Measured
Intensity: Moderate
Complexity: Some focus

Good for date night, a quick watch and talking about after.

DirectorFrank Capra

FormatFeature film

TMDB6.3 / 10

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The people behind the story

Top cast

Barbara StanwyckMegan

Nils AstherGeneral Yen

Toshia MoriMah-Li

Walter ConnollyJones

Gavin GordonBob

Lucien LittlefieldMr. Jackson

Richard LooCaptain Li

Helen Jerome EddyMiss Reed

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