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Orphans of the Storm

  • Film
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Time Out says

Griffith's neglected epic stars the Gish sisters as victims of the chaos that hits Paris during the French Revolution. Authentic down to real champagne at an aristocratic bacchanal, the film depicts the storming of the Bastille with spectacular flair. While the director's handling of humour (clumsy) and pathos (heavily milked) demands some generosity from the audience, the eternal radiance of Lillian Gish shines through everything. The restored print under review (in 1998), from New York's Museum of Modern Art, is fine on detail but suffers from excessive tinting.
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Release Details

  • Duration:143 mins

Cast and crew

  • Director:DW Griffith
  • Screenwriter:DW Griffith
  • Cast:
    • Lillian Gish
    • Dorothy Gish
    • Creighton Hale
    • Joseph Schildkraut
    • Frank Losee
    • Catherine Emmett
    • Morgan Wallace
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