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paris, france french revolution epic remake based on play or musical female protagonist silent film 18th century blindness aristocracy sister sister relationship french history
Orphans of the Storm
Release Date: December 28, 1921
| Year | : | 1921 |
| Slogan | : | «A dramatic epic» |
| Genres | : | Drama, History, Romance |
| Production Companies | : | D.W. Griffith Productions |
| Director | : | D. W. Griffith |
| Producers | : | D. W. Griffith |
| Writers | : | D. W. Griffith, Adolphe d'Ennery, Eugène Cormon |
| RunTime | : | 150 mins. |
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.
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Main Actors
Lillian Gish
Character : Henriette Girard
Dorothy Gish
Character : Louise Girard
Joseph Schildkraut
Character : Chevalier de Vaudrey
Creighton Hale
Character : Picard
Monte Blue
Character : Danton
Sidney Herbert
Character : Robespierre
Lucille La Verne
Character : Mother Frochard
Sheldon Lewis
Character : Jacques Frochard
Frank Puglia
Character : Pierre
Morgan Wallace
Character : Marquis de Praille
Frank Losee
Character : Count de Linieres
Leslie King
Character : Jacques-Forget-Not
Katherine Emmet
Character : Countess de Linieres
Flora Finch
Character : A Starving Peasant (uncredited)
Louis Wolheim
Character : Executioner (uncredited)
Marcia Harris
Character : Henriette's Landlady (uncredited)
Lee Kohlmar
Character : King Louis XVI (uncredited)
Kate Bruce
Character : Sister Geneviève (uncredited)
Adolph Lestina
Character : The Doctor (uncredited)
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