Orphans of the Storm
1921
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Henriette Girard
Louise Girard
Chevalier de Vaudrey
Count de Linieres
Countess de Linieres
Marquis de Praille
Critic Reviews for Orphans of the Storm
All Critics (13) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (12) | Rotten (1)
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Dorothy Gish is the blind girl, and this step from comedienne roles into a role of unlimited emotional possibilities reveals new capabilities in the less famous of the two Gish girls.
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Orphans of the Storm is a stirring, gripping picture.
March 25, 2006 | Full Review… -
While the director's handling of humour (clumsy) and pathos (heavily milked) demands some generosity from the audience, the eternal radiance of Lillian Gish shines through everything.
January 26, 2006 | Full Review… -
One of the best of the director's late silent epics.
January 1, 2000 | Full Review… -
As yet we cannot write nor think calmly of it. Beautiful picture follows beautiful picture, thrill follows thrill so fast.
November 8, 2019 | Full Review… -
If some other director had produced it, it would be an astonishing picture. Perhaps it is still an astonishing picture, but the astonishment is that Griffith should be content to make success out of serving up the French Revolution as deus ex machina.
May 31, 2019 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for Orphans of the Storm
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Apr 17, 2012A fantastic, yet much too long, melodrama from the famous silent director D.W. Griffith. Forget about Birth of a Nation, this is the film to see. It stars the fabulous Gish sisters and they just melt your heart. The story is brilliant, the movie doesn't even look very old, it has heart and drama. I recommend it.Aj V Super Reviewer
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Feb 10, 2011Story takes place in France before and after the Revolution. Louise (Dorothy Gish) and Henriette (Lillian Gish) are brought up together but are not really sisters--Louise was left on church steps as a baby and Henriette's parents took her in. Both are orphaned when their parents die and Louise is struck blind. Henriette takes her to Paris in hope of finding a cure. There they are separated--Louise is forced to work with villainous beggars and Henriette falls in love with Chevalier de Vaudrey (drop dead handsome Joseph Schildkraut). The story is wildly implausible with some twists that had me smirking. It's also overlong and VERY melodramatic...but it still works. It was made on a large scale with beautiful settings, costumes and a cast of hundreds. D.W. Griffith did a wonderful job of directing--especially when the peasants revolt and overthrow the government. I usually hate historical movies but I loved this one! The cast overacts wildly (especially Monte Blue as Danton) except for Schildkraut who underplays--and it works. Throroughly engrossing and highly recommendedCassandra M Super Reviewer
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