Drama ·History ·Romance · United States of America · 1921 · 2h 30m

Orphans of the Storm

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Director
D.W. Griffith
Cast
Lillian Gish as Henriette Girard Dorothy Gish as Louise Girard Joseph Schildkraut as Chevalier de Vaudrey Creighton Hale as Picard Monte Blue as Danton Sidney Herbert as Robespierre
Crew
Billy Bitzer — Director of Photography Paul H. Allen — Director of Photography Hendrik Sartov — Director of Photography Rose Smith — Editor James Smith — Editor William Frederick Peters — Original Music Composer
Tagline

A dramatic epic

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
paris, francefrench revolutionbased on play or musicalremakefemale protagonistsilent film18th centuryblindnessaristocracysister sister relationshipfrench history
Key Collaborators
D.W. Griffith Director Billy Bitzer Director of Photography Paul H. Allen Director of Photography Hendrik Sartov Director of Photography Rose Smith Editor James Smith Editor William Frederick Peters Original Music Composer D.W. Griffith Screenplay D.W. Griffith Producer
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