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Orphans of the Storm
“A dramatic epic”
6.8 / 10• 1921• 2h 30m•NR• English
DramaHistoryRomance
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Lillian Gish
Henriette Girard
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. D.W. Griffith's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Orphans of the Storm is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
