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8 January 1927 (USA)
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In Puritan Boston, seamstress Hester Prynne is punished for playing on the Sabbath day; but kindly minister Arthur Dimmesdale takes pity on her...
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(Complete credited cast) | Lillian Gish | ... | Hester Prynne |
 | Lars Hanson | ... | The Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale |
| Henry B. Walthall | ... | Roger Chillingworth |
| Karl Dane | ... | Master Giles |
| William H. Tooker | ... | The Governor |
| Marcelle Corday | ... | Mistress Hibbins |
| Fred Herzog | ... | The Jailer |
| Jules Cowles | ... | The Beadle |
| Mary Hawes | ... | Patience |
| Joyce Coad | ... | Pearl |
| James A. Marcus | ... | A Sea Captain |
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Sweden:115 min | 98 min (2000 restored version)
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USA:Passed (National Board of Review)
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Lillian Gish learned that her mother had had a stroke in London and her sister, Dorothy Gish, urged her to get there on the first available boat. When Lillian informed director Victor Sjöström of the need to finish the film quickly, he created a shooting schedule that crammed two weeks worth of shooting into three days of non-stop work. The crew worked without complaint so that she could finish the film early and catch the earliest possible train to New York.
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Referenced in "MGM: When the Lion Roars" (1992)
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There just aren't enough words to describe the beautiful performances in this film....not that words are needed, then or now. Victor Seastrom's lovingly crafted scenes provide perfect visual frames for the transcendent performances of Lillian Gish and Lars Hanson. An artistic triumph for everyone concerned, and a bittersweet reminder of what was lost with the death of the art of the silent film. (The Turner restoration is alas, also bittersweet, as prints of wildly differing quality had to be "married" in order to create a substantially complete copy of the subject. Thus, viewers move from scenes that shimmer with pristine beauty to muddy, contrasty dupes. It's a tribute to the art of all concerned however, that this is not the distracting issue it might be with a lesser film. Like any work of art, you won't notice the cracks and flaws after a while if you're paying attention as you should. It's just a shame that the entire film isn't as mint-fresh as some of its scenes.)