Griffith, D. W. (David Wark) 1875-1948 Gish, Lillian 1893-1993 Gish, Dorothy. Schildkraut, Joseph 1895-1964 Losee, Frank. Herbert, Sidney. Blue, Monte 1890-1963 Claxton, Kate 1848-1924 moving image videorecording cau Los Angeles, Calif Delta Entertainment c2004 2004 monographic eng

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1 videodisc (150 min.) : sd. ; 4 3/4 in. "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. "A story of the French revolution"--Container. Adapted from The two orphans by A. D'Ennery through arrangement with Kate Claxton. Lillian Gish : Henriette Girard ; Dorothy Gish : Louise Girard ; Joseph Schildkraut : Chevalier de Vaudrey ; Frank Losee : Count de Linieres ; Sidney Herbert : Robespierre ; Monte Blue : Danton. Directed by D.W. Griffith. DVD. Silent film with English intertitles and music score. e-fr--- France History Revolution, 1789-1799 Drama Orphans Drama Sisters Drama Feature films CM DVD 01081 Ennery, Adolphe d', 1811-1899 82 342 Delta Entertainment OUN 040909 20230410123852.0 40159