The Forbidden City
1918, English. Directed by Sidney Franklin.
The daughter of a Chinese mandarin is sentenced to death for her secret marriage to an American. Their child, raised in the mandarin's palace, grows up and escapes to seek her father, now a high-ranking official in the Philippines.
- Runtime
- 1h 3m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
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- Released
- 6 October 1918
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Mary Murillo, George Scarborough
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The Forbidden City runs 63 minutes (1h 3m).
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The Forbidden City isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 6 October 1918. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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If you liked The Forbidden City, try The Fugitive Kind, Love Everlasting, Purple Hearts.
Who directed The Forbidden City?
The Forbidden City (1918) was directed by Sidney Franklin and stars Norma Talmadge, Thomas Meighan, E. Alyn Warren.