Judith of Bethulia (1914)

  • NR
  • 03/08/1914 (US)
  • Drama, History, War
  • 1h 12m

Overview

Griffith adapts the story of the Apocryphal Book of Judith to the screen. During the siege of the Jewish city of Bethulia by the Assyrian tyrant Holofernes, a widow named Judith forms a plan to stop the war as her people suffer in starvation, nearly ready to surrender.

D.W. Griffith

Director

Frank E. Woods

Writer

Cast

Blanche Sweet's headshot

Blanche Sweet

Judith
Henry B. Walthall's headshot

Henry B. Walthall

Holofernes
Mae Marsh's headshot

Mae Marsh

Naomi
Robert Harron's headshot

Robert Harron

Nathan
Kate Bruce's headshot

Kate Bruce

Judtih's Maid
Lillian Gish's headshot

Lillian Gish

The Young Mother
Dorothy Gish's headshot

Dorothy Gish

Crippled Beggar
J. Jiquel Lanoe's headshot

J. Jiquel Lanoe

Eunuch Attendant

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