Judith of Bethulia

Judith of Bethulia

Judith of Bethulia

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Judith of Bethulia

1914

1h 12m

6.1(32 votes)

Drama

History

War

Overview

Griffith adapts the story of the Apocryphal Book of Judith to the screen. During the siege of the Jewish city of Bethulia by the Assyrian tyrant Holofernes, a widow named Judith forms a plan to stop the war as her people suffer in starvation, nearly ready to surrender.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Blanche Sweet

Blanche Sweet

Judith

Henry B. Walthall

Henry B. Walthall

Holofernes

Mae Marsh

Mae Marsh

Naomi

Robert Harron

Robert Harron

Nathan

Kate Bruce

Kate Bruce

Judtih's Maid

Lillian Gish

Lillian Gish

The Young Mother

Dorothy Gish

Dorothy Gish

Crippled Beggar

J. Jiquel Lanoe

J. Jiquel Lanoe

Eunuch Attendant

Gertrude Bambrick

Gertrude Bambrick

Assyrian Dancer

Harry Carey

Harry Carey

Assyrian Traitor

Creative team

Directed by: D.W. Griffith
Written by: Frank E. Woods

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