Orphans of the storm [videorecording].
Title from DVD menu: D.W. Griffith's Orphans of the storm
- Los Angeles, Calif. : Delta Entertainment, c2004.
- 1 videodisc (150 min.) : sd. ; 4 3/4 in.
- History of cinema .
"A story of the French revolution"--Container. Adapted from The two orphans by A. D'Ennery through arrangement with Kate Claxton.
Directed by D.W. Griffith. Directed by D.W. Griffith.
Lillian Gish : Henriette Girard ; Dorothy Gish : Louise Girard ; Joseph Schildkraut : Chevalier de Vaudrey ; Frank Losee : Count de Linieres ; Sidney Herbert : Robespierre ; Monte Blue : Danton.
"The film tells the tale of two sisters, Henriette (Lillian Gish) and her blind sister, Louise (Dorothy Gish) who become separated when they travel to Paris in search of a surgeon who may be able to help Louise regain her sight. While Louise falls into the hands of a poor beggar family, an immoral aristocrat captures Henriette. As the political climate begins to boil, the two disconnected sisters eventually find themselves caught up in the whirlwind of political emotion and revolution, eventually coming together in a nail-biting scene at the guillotine itself"--Container.
DVD.
Silent film with English intertitles and music score.