Orphans of the Storm

Orphans of the Storm (1921-12-28)

Drama | History | Romance |

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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.

Directed By: D.W. Griffith

Star Cast: Lillian Gish , Dorothy Gish , Joseph Schildkraut , Creighton Hale ,

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Status: Released
Runtime: 150m
Popularity: 0.6939
Language: en

Budget: $0
Revenue: $0

Vote Average: 6.827
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Keywords

paris, france french revolution based on play or musical remake female protagonist silent film 18th century blindness aristocracy sister sister relationship french history

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Lillian Gish

Lillian Gish

Henriette Girard

Dorothy Gish

Dorothy Gish

Louise Girard

Joseph Schildkraut

Joseph Schildkraut

Chevalier de Vaudrey

Creighton Hale

Creighton Hale

Picard

Monte Blue

Monte Blue

Danton

Sidney Herbert

Sidney Herbert

Robespierre

Lucille La Verne

Lucille La Verne

Mother Frochard

Sheldon Lewis

Sheldon Lewis

Jacques Frochard

Frank Puglia

Frank Puglia

Pierre

Morgan Wallace

Morgan Wallace

Marquis de Praille

Frank Losee

Frank Losee

Count de Linieres

Leslie King

Leslie King

Jacques-Forget-Not

Katherine Emmet

Katherine Emmet

Countess de Linieres

Flora Finch

Flora Finch

A Starving Peasant (uncredited)

Louis Wolheim

Louis Wolheim

Executioner (uncredited)

Marcia Harris

Marcia Harris

Henriette's Landlady (uncredited)

Lee Kohlmar

Lee Kohlmar

King Louis XVI (uncredited)

Kate Bruce

Kate Bruce

Sister Geneviève (uncredited)