poster

Judith of Bethulia

Drama | History

6.3

Release Date

March 8, 1914

Duration

72 min

Status

Released

Language

en

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.

Casts

Blanche Sweet

Judith

Blanche Sweet

Henry B. Walthall

Holofernes

Henry B. Walthall

Mae Marsh

Naomi

Mae Marsh

Robert Harron

Nathan

Robert Harron

Kate Bruce

Judtih's Maid

Kate Bruce

Lillian Gish

The Young Mother

Lillian Gish

Dorothy Gish

Crippled Beggar

Dorothy Gish

J. Jiquel Lanoe

Eunuch Attendant

J. Jiquel Lanoe

Gertrude Bambrick

Assyrian Dancer

Gertrude Bambrick

Harry Carey

Assyrian Traitor

Harry Carey

Lionel Barrymore

Extra (uncredited)

Lionel Barrymore

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