Film

Orphans of the Storm

1921 · 2h 30m · Drama · History · Romance

A dramatic epic

IMDb

7.3

Rotten Tomatoes

88%

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.

Lillian Gish

Henriette Girard

Dorothy Gish

Louise Girard

Joseph Schildkraut

Chevalier de Vaudrey

Creighton Hale

Picard

Monte Blue

Danton

Sidney Herbert

Robespierre

Lucille La Verne

Mother Frochard

Sheldon Lewis

Jacques Frochard

Frank Puglia

Pierre

Morgan Wallace

Marquis de Praille

Frank Losee

Count de Linieres

Leslie King

Jacques-Forget-Not

Katherine Emmet

Countess de Linieres

Flora Finch

A Starving Peasant (uncredited)

Louis Wolheim

Executioner (uncredited)

Marcia Harris

Henriette's Landlady (uncredited)

• D.W. GriffithDirector · Screenplay · Producer
• Paul H. AllenDirector of Photography
• Billy BitzerDirector of Photography
• Hendrik SartovDirector of Photography
• William Frederick PetersOriginal Music Composer
• James SmithEditor
• Rose SmithEditor

Release date

December 28, 1921

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

2h 30m

Rated

NR

Genres

Drama, History, Romance

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