About this release
Due orfane cresciute insieme, arrivano a Parigi nel 1879 dalla provincia, poiché una delle due è cieca e spera di poter riacquistare la vista. Appena giunte, sole e indifese, subiscono tutta una sequela di soprusi e di violenze.
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Disc 1
DVD
Orphans of the Storm (1921)
150 min
HistoryDramaRomance
France, on the eve of the French Revolution. Henriette and Louise have been raised together as sisters. When the plague that takes their parents' lives causes Louise's blindness, they decide to travel to Paris in search of a cure, but they separate when a lustful aristocrat crosses their path.
Credits
Director
D.W. Griffith
Writer
D.W. Griffith
Cast
Lillian Gishas Henriette Girard
Dorothy Gishas Louise Girard
Joseph Schildkrautas Chevalier de Vaudrey
Creighton Haleas Picard
Monte Blueas Danton
Sidney Herbertas Robespierre
Lucille La Verneas Mother Frochard
Sheldon Lewisas Jacques Frochard
Frank Pugliaas Pierre
Morgan Wallaceas Marquis de Praille
Cinematographer
Billy Bitzer
Paul H. Allen
Hendrik Sartov
Composer
William Frederick Peters
Editor
Rose Smith
James Smith
Producer
D.W. Griffith
Release Details
- Packaging
- Keep Case
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Catalogue Info
- Added by
- Matthew Simpson
- Date added
- August 18, 2026