Orphans of the Storm (1921)
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- Not Rated
- 2h 30min
- Drama, History
- 1922 (Poland)
- Movie
Two orphaned sisters are caught up in the turmoil of the French Revolution, encountering misery and love along the way.
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Cast
| Lillian Gish | ... |
Henriette Girard
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| Dorothy Gish | ... |
Louise Girard
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| Joseph Schildkraut | ... |
Chevalier de Vaudrey
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| Frank Losee | ... |
Count de Linieres
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Katherine Emmet | ... |
Countess de Linieres
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| Morgan Wallace | ... |
Marquis de Praille
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| Lucille La Verne | ... |
Mother Frochard
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| Sheldon Lewis | ... |
Jacques Frochard
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| Frank Puglia | ... |
Pierre Frochard
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| Creighton Hale | ... |
Picard
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| Monte Blue | ... |
Danton
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| Sidney Herbert | ... |
Robespierre
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Lee Kohlmar | ... |
King Louis XVI
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| Marcia Harris | ... |
Henriette's Landlady
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Adolph Lestina | ... |
Doctor
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| Kate Bruce | ... |
Sister Genevieve
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| Flora Finch | ... |
Starving Peasant
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| Louis Wolheim | ... |
Executioner
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Kenny Delmar | ... |
The Chevalier - as a Boy
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James Smith | ... |
Dancer
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Herbert Sutch | ... |
Meat Carver at Festival
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Rose Smith | ... |
Dancer
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Leslie King | ... |
Jean Setain aka Jacques Forget me not
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William J. Walsh | ... |
Soldier
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Nellie Battipaglia | ... |
Girl (uncredited)
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Ruth Cleaver | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Tove Danor | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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| Fay Marbe | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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Dorothy McConnell | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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| Frank O'Connor | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Jill Rainsford | ... |
Bit Role (uncredited)
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Frances Robinson | ... |
Henriette as a Child (uncredited)
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Rita Rogan | ... |
Louise as a child (uncredited)
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William Welsh | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Directed by
| D.W. Griffith | ||
Written by
| Adolphe d'Ennery | ... | (novel "Les deux orphelines") & |
| Eugène Cormon | ... | (novel "Les deux orphelines") |
| D.W. Griffith | ... | () (as Gaston de Tolignac) |
Produced by
| D.W. Griffith | ... | producer |
Music by
| Brian Benison | ... | (1996) |
| Louis F. Gottschalk | ||
| John Lanchbery | ... | (2002) |
| William Frederick Peters | ... | (as William F. Peters) |
Cinematography by
| Paul H. Allen | ||
| G.W. Bitzer | ||
| Hendrik Sartov | ||
Editing by
| James Smith | ||
| Rose Smith | ||
Editorial Department
| Margaret Booth | ... | cutter |
Art Direction by
| Charles M. Kirk | ||
Costume Design by
| Herman Patrick Tappe | ... | (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Herbert Sutch | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Charles E. Boss | ... | stand-by painter |
| Edward Scholl | ... | set designer |
| Frank Wortman | ... | set builder |
| Joe Dibuono | ... | carpenter (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Edward Scholl | ... | special effects |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Paul H. Allen | ... | assistant camera |
Additional Crew
| Anatole Danashaw | ... | laboratory supervisor |
Production Companies
- D.W. Griffith Productions
- Polyphony Digital (presents)
Distributors
- United Artists (1921) (United States) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1921) (Canada) (theatrical) (as United Artists Corporation, Ltd.)
- Allied Artists Corporation (1922) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Films Erka (1922) (France) (theatrical)
- Les Artistes Associés (1922) (France) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1923) (Sweden) (theatrical) (as United Artists A/B)
- Universum Film (UFA) (1923) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Sfinks (1923) (Poland) (theatrical)
- Republic Pictures Home Video (1991) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Kino Video (1996) (United States) (VHS)
- Image Entertainment (1997) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Image Entertainment (1998) (United States) (DVD)
- Kino Video (2002) (United States) (DVD)
- Alpha Video Distributors (2003) (United States) (DVD)
- Delta Expedition (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- Reel Media International (2004) (World-wide) (VHS)
- FilmAnnex (2006) (World-wide)
- Punto Zero (2007) (Italy)
- Reel Media International (2007) (World-wide)
- Divisa Home Video (2011) (Spain) (DVD)
- HBO Max (2020) (United States) (video) (VOD)
- Grapevine Video (United States) (VHS)
- Killiam Shows (1960) (United States) (tv) (The History Of The Motion Picture series)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Western Costume Company (costumes)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Henriette and Louise, a foundling, are raised together as sisters. When Louise goes blind, Henriette swears to take care of her forever. They go to Paris to see if Louise's blindness can be cured, but are separated when an aristocrat lusts after Henriette and abducts her. Only Chevalier de Vaudrey is kind to her, and they fall in love. The French Revolution replaces the corrupt Aristocracy with the equally corrupt Robespierre. De Vaudrey, who has always been good to peasants, is condemned to death for being an aristocrat, and Henriette for harboring him. Will revolutionary hero Danton, the only voice for mercy in the new regime, be able to save them from the guillotine?
Written by John Oswalt |
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| Taglines | did you see--"BIRTH OF A NATION?" "INTOLERENCE?" "HEARTS OF THE WORLD?" "BROKEN BLOSSOMS?" "WAY DOWN EAST?" The genius who gave these mighty motion picture milestones to the world, has achieved his greatest success in a masterpiece profoundly excellent. It is D.W.Griffith's "Orphans OF THE Storm" (Print Ad- Syracuse Evening Telegram, ((Syracuse, NY)) 27 September 1922) See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $1,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | William J. Walsh, an extra playing a soldier, was killed on set when a prop rifle he was leaning on went off by accident; although the weapon was loaded with a blank cartridge, the wadding from a blank fired at point-blank range is capable of inflicting serious injury or death. See more » |
| Goofs | Early in the Paris scenes there are two bare-chested revolutionaries. One has visible tan lines showing that he had worn a 20s lifeguard-style two-strap bathing suit. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The Love Goddesses (1965). See more » |
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Title Card:
[Opening lines]
TIME, - Before and during the French Revolution. Our story is of two little orphans who suffer first through the tyranny - selfishness - of Kingly bosses, nobles and aristocrats. After the King's Government falls they suffer with the rest of the people as much through the new Government, established by the pussy-footing Robespierre through Anarchy and Bolshevism. Strange that both these evil rulers were otherwise highly moral men except that they saw evil in all who did not THINK AS THEY DID. The lesson - the French Revolution RIGHTLY overthrew a BAD government. But we in America should be careful lest we with a GOOD government mistake fanatics for leaders and exchange our decent law and order for Anarchy and Bolshevism. See more » |