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Orphans of the Storm

"A dramatic epic"

1921-12-28
6.831
en 150m
DramaHistoryRomance
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.

Director

D.W. Griffith

Director of Photography

Billy Bitzer

Director of Photography

Paul H. Allen

Assistant Director

Herbert Sutch

Original Music Composer

William Frederick Peters

Producer

D.W. Griffith

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Status

Released

Countries

  • United States of America

Companies

  • D.W. Griffith Productions

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