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Director:
D.W. Griffith
Writers:
Lillian Gish (story)
D.W. Griffith (writer)
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Release Date:
22 December 1918 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance | War more
Plot:
Jeannette Peret, daughter of a cigar-store owner, leaves her Greenwich Village home for France in hopes... more | add synopsis
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Cast

  (Credited cast)
David Butler ... Mr. Le Bebe

Lillian Gish ... Jeannette Peret
Robert Harron ... Edward Livingston
Peaches Jackson ... Miss Peaches
Adolph Lestina ... Leo Peret
Elmo Lincoln ... The American soldier
Edward Peil Sr. ... The German officer
Kate Bruce ... Jeannette's aunt
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Zasu Pitts ... (scenes deleted)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Cradle of Souls (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
USA:70 min
Country:
USA
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Silent
Company:
Artcraft Pictures Corporation more

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This film featured a then-shocking kiss between a white soldier and a dying black soldier; unfortunately, no copy of the film is known to exist. more
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Features Hearts of the World (1918) more

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