Hearts of the World (1918)
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- TV-PG
- 1h 57min
- Drama, War
- Jun 1918 (UK)
- Movie
Young lovers in a French village are torn apart with the coming of the Great War.
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Cast
| Lillian Gish | ... |
The Girl - Marie Stephenson
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| Robert Harron | ... |
The Boy - Douglas Gordon Hamilton
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| Dorothy Gish | ... |
The Little Disturber
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Adolph Lestina | ... |
The Grandfather
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| Josephine Crowell | ... |
The Mother
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Jack Cosgrave | ... |
The Father of the Boy
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| Kate Bruce | ... |
The Mother of the Boy
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| Ben Alexander | ... |
The Boy's Littlest Brother
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Marion Emmons | ... |
The Boy's Other Brother
(as M. Emmons)
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Francis Marion | ... |
The Boy's Other Brother
(as F. Marion)
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| Robert Anderson | ... |
Monsieur Cuckoo
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| George Fawcett | ... |
The Village Carpenter
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| George Siegmann | ... |
Von Strohm
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Fay Holderness | ... |
The Innkeeper
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L. Lowry | ... |
A Deaf and Blind Musician
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Eugene Pouyet | ... |
A Poilu
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Anna Mae Walthall | ... |
A French Peasant Girl
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Yvette Duvoisin | ... |
A Refugee
(as Yvette Duvoison of the Comédie Française)
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Herbert Sutch | ... |
A French Major
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| George Nichols | ... |
A German Sergeant
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Mary Gish | ... |
A Refugee Mother
(as Mrs. Mary Gish)
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| Mary Hay | ... |
A Dancer
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| Erich von Stroheim | ... |
A German Officer
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| Noël Coward | ... |
The Man with the Wheelbarrow / A Villager in the Streets
(as Noel Coward)
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Bettie Mae Clarke | ... |
Nursing Infant
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Mae Clarke | ... |
Nursing Mother
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Elizabeth Asquith | ... |
Nurse (uncredited)
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Walter Bytell | ... |
Von Tirpiz (uncredited)
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Alphonse Dufort | ... |
A Poilu (uncredited)
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Jean Dumercier | ... |
A Poilu (uncredited)
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| Louise Emmons | ... |
(uncredited)
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Valerie Germonprez | ... |
Red Cross nurse (uncredited)
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Edward Grey | ... |
Self - British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Addressing House of Commons (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| D.W. Griffith | ... |
Self (in prologue for British release) (uncredited)
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| John Harron | ... |
A Boy with a Barrel (uncredited)
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Mary Harron | ... |
A Wounded Girl (uncredited)
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Mrs. Harron | ... |
A Woman with Daughter (uncredited)
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Tessie Harron | ... |
A Refugee (uncredited)
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Lady Lavery | ... |
Nurse (uncredited)
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Jules Lemontier | ... |
A Stretcher Bearer (uncredited)
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David Lloyd George | ... |
Self - the British Prime Minister (in prologue for British release) (uncredited)
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Georges Loyer | ... |
A Poilu (uncredited)
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Diana Manners | ... |
Nurse (uncredited)
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Gaston Riviere | ... |
A Stretcher Bearer (uncredited)
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Bettine Stuart-Wortley | ... |
Nurse (uncredited)
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René Viviani | ... |
Self - the French Premier Addressing French Chamber of Deputies (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Directed by
| D.W. Griffith | ... | (under the personal direction of) |
Written by
| D.W. Griffith | ... | (English translation) (as Capt. Victor Marier) |
| D.W. Griffith | ... | (scenario) (as M. Gaston de Tolignac) |
Produced by
| D.W. Griffith | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
| Joseph Nurnberger | ... | (Los Angeles premiere) |
Cinematography by
| G.W. Bitzer | ... | (uncredited) |
| Alfred Machin | ... | (uncredited) |
| Hendrik Sartov | ... | (uncredited) |
Editing by
| James Smith | ... | (uncredited) |
| Rose Smith | ... | (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Frank Wortman | ... | set designer (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Karl Brown | ... | second camera operator (uncredited) |
| D.P. Cooper | ... | photographer: Europe (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Carli Elinor | ... | music arranger (uncredited) |
| D.W. Griffith | ... | music arranger (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Denys Allen Clarke | ... | production assistant |
| Donald Clarke | ... | production assistant |
| D.W. Griffith | ... | presenter |
| Erich von Stroheim | ... | technical supervisor (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Paramount Pictures (1918) (United States) (theatrical) (as Artcraft Pictures Corporation)
- Stoll Picture Productions (1926) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Republic Pictures Home Video (1992) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Bach Films (2009) (France) (DVD)
- Alpha Video Distributors (2014) (United States) (DVD)
- Film Detective (2015) (United States) (DVD)
- Elliott, Comstock and Gest (United States) (theatrical) (road show managers)
- Grapevine Video (United States) (VHS)
- Reelclassicdvd.com (2021) (United States) (DVD) (MOD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Nathan of London (Lillian Gish's authentic peasant dress created by)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
A group of youngsters grow up and love in a peaceful French village. But war intrudes and peace is shattered. The German army invades and occupies village, bringing both destruction and torture. The young people of the village resist, some successfully, others tragically, until French troops retake the town.
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| Taglines | The Sweetest Love Story ever told (original poster) See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | D.W. Griffith filmed some battle scenes during actual battles at the front in France. While he was out near the front trenches scouting locations, his party came under a surprise German artillery barrage. Griffith and his assistant jumped in a nearby ditch, and when the barrage was over they emerged from the ditch to discover that although they were uninjured, a shell had exploded near the ditch, killing the two soldiers acting as their escorts, along with a dozen other soldiers standing nearby. See more » |
| Goofs | A letter sent to The Boy from the Academie des Concourts is dated "7-30-1914." Europeans write dates with the day first and the month secondly. The letter from Paris should be dated "30-7-1914." See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The Great Love (1918). See more » |