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Intolerance

Original title: Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
  • 19161916
  • PassedPassed
  • 3h 17m
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Intolerance (1916)
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The story of a poor young woman separated by prejudice from her husband and baby is interwoven with tales of intolerance from throughout history.The story of a poor young woman separated by prejudice from her husband and baby is interwoven with tales of intolerance from throughout history.The story of a poor young woman separated by prejudice from her husband and baby is interwoven with tales of intolerance from throughout history.
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    • D.W. Griffith
  • Writers
    • Hettie Grey Baker(titles)
    • Tod Browning(uncredited)
    • D.W. Griffith(scenario)
  • Stars
    • Lillian Gish
    • Robert Harron
    • Mae Marsh
    • D.W. Griffith
  • Writers
    • Hettie Grey Baker(titles)
    • Tod Browning(uncredited)
    • D.W. Griffith(scenario)
  • Stars
    • Lillian Gish
    • Robert Harron
    • Mae Marsh
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 128User reviews
    • 60Critic reviews
    • 99Metascore
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    Lillian Gish
    Lillian Gish
    • The Woman Who Rocks the Cradle…
    Robert Harron
    Robert Harron
    • The Boy
    Mae Marsh
    Mae Marsh
    • The Dear One
    F.A. Turner
    F.A. Turner
    • The Dear One's Father
    • (as Fred Turner)
    Sam De Grasse
    Sam De Grasse
    • Arthur Jenkins
    Vera Lewis
    Vera Lewis
    • Mary Jenkins
    Mary Alden
    Mary Alden
    • Uplifter
    Eleanor Washington
    • Uplifter
    Pearl Elmore
    • Uplifter
    Lucille Browne
    • Uplifter
    Julia Mackley
    Julia Mackley
    • Uplifter
    • (as Mrs. Arthur Mackley)
    Miriam Cooper
    Miriam Cooper
    • The Friendless One
    Walter Long
    Walter Long
    • The Musketeer of the Slums…
    Tom Wilson
    Tom Wilson
    • The Kindly Policeman
    Ralph Lewis
    Ralph Lewis
    • The Governor
    Lloyd Ingraham
    Lloyd Ingraham
    • Judge of the Court
    A.W. McClure
    • Father Fathley
    John P. McCarthy
    • Prison Guard
    • (as J.P. McCarthy)
      • D.W. Griffith
    • Writers
      • Hettie Grey Baker(titles) (uncredited)
      • Tod Browning(uncredited)
      • D.W. Griffith(scenario) (titles)
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    • Trivia
      During filming of the battle sequences, many of the extras got so into their characters that they caused real injury to one another. At the end of one shooting day, a total of 60 injuries were treated at the production's hospital tent.
    • Goofs
      One of the early title cards in the Judean sequence refers to Jesus having been from "the carpenter shop in Bethlehem". Though he was born in Bethlehem, he worked with his father in a carpenter shop in Nazareth, which is why he was known as Jesus of Nazareth.
    • Quotes

      Intertitle: When women cease to attract men, they often turn to reform as a second option.

    • Crazy credits
      Constance Talmadge is credited as 'Georgia Pearce' for her performance as Marguerite de Valois in the French Story. She is credited under her own name in the role of The Mountain Girl in the Babylonian Story.
    • Alternate versions
      The movie was officially restored in 1989 by Kevin Brownlow and David Gill for Thames Television. It was transferred from the best available 35mm materials, color-tinted per D.W. Griffith's intent, and contains a digitally recorded orchestral score by Carl Davis. This 176-minute version was released on video worldwide, but has never been telecast in the U.S.
    • Connections
      Edited into The Fall of Babylon (1919)

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    Grandiose
    I put off seeing "Intolerance" for years, fearing that the bloated, silent epic would be more of a punishment than a reward. I was surprised by how intelligent and spectacular a movie it was. The parallels between the ages ancient, present, and in between are fascinating, and it's a shame to think that no filmmaker since 1916 has attempted a historical, epic, poem so grand. It would be easy to dismiss parts of the film, but that would be treason to its creator. It is a comment on the eternal struggle of goodness against it's adversary intolerance, a message to the future that we will never evolve without admitting this. Ninety years later,it seems that we haven't come that far, if we've made any progress at all. Some of the sights are remarkable: Babylon, the heavenly final sequence, the worker's strike, Christ, chariots... Too bad Griffith is mostly remembered for his vision of Klan and black culture in "Birth of a Nation".
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    • Release date
      • June 15, 1917 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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      • Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • D.W. Griffith Productions
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    • 3 hours 17 minutes
      • Silent

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