Orphans of the Storm

Name: Orphans of the Storm
Director: D.W. Griffith
Released: 1921

D.W. Griffith

Classical Hollywood sisterhood disability French Revolution social injustice separation and reunion

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Synopsis

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.

Year1921

CountryUnited States

DirectorD.W. Griffith

MovementClassical Hollywood

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