Orphans of the Storm1921
Orphans of the Storm (1921)
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Cast
as Henriette Girard
as Louise Girard
as Chevalier de Vaudrey
as Danton
as Count de Linieres
as Countess de Linieres
as Countess de Linieres
as Marquis de Praille
as Mother Frochard
as Jacques Frochard
as Pierre Frochard
as Picard
as Jacques-Forget-Not
as Robespierre
as King Louis XVI
as Henriette's Landlady
as A Doctor
as Sister Genevieve
as A Starving Peasant
as The Executioner
as Dancer
as The Chevalier (as a boy)
as Doctor
as A Meat-Carver at the Fete
Critic Reviews for Orphans of the Storm
All Critics (11) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (10) | Rotten (1)
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.
Orphans of the Storm is a stirring, gripping picture.
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.
One of the best of the director's late silent epics.
Heavily sentimental and marred by Griffith's taste for unsubtle and inappropriate comedy, this isn't quite a silent masterpiece, but it is, nonetheless, visually spectacular and largely absorbing.
An overstuffed but ultimately stirring saga of two sisters separated and reunited during the French Revolution.
Audience Reviews for Orphans of the Storm
A 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.
Super Reviewer
Story 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 recommended
Super Reviewer
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