epic,paris, france,french revolution,based on play or musical,remake,female protagonist,silent film,18th century,blindness,aristocracy,sister sister relationship,french history

Orphans of the Storm (1921)

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A dramatic epic

France, on the eve of the French Revolution. Henriette and Louise have been raised together as sisters. When the plague that takes their parents' lives causes Louise's blindness, they decide to travel to Paris in search of a cure, but they separate when a lustful aristocrat crosses their path.

Cast & Crew

Director
D.W. Griffith
  • Profile picture of Lillian Gish
    Henriette Girard Lillian Gish
  • Profile picture of Dorothy Gish
    Louise Girard Dorothy Gish
  • Profile picture of Joseph Schildkraut
    Chevalier de Vaudrey Joseph Schildkraut
  • Profile picture of Creighton Hale
    Picard Creighton Hale
  • Profile picture of Monte Blue
    Danton Monte Blue
  • Profile picture of Sidney Herbert
    Robespierre Sidney Herbert
  • Profile picture of Lucille La Verne
    Mother Frochard Lucille La Verne
  • Profile picture of Sheldon Lewis
    Jacques Frochard Sheldon Lewis

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Keywords

  • epic
  • paris, france
  • french revolution
  • based on play or musical
  • remake
  • female protagonist
  • silent film
  • 18th century
  • blindness
  • aristocracy
  • sister sister relationship
  • french history