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Judith of Bethulia

NR

1914

72 minutes

DramaHistoryWar

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.

Top Cast

Blanche Sweet headshot

Blanche Sweet

Judith

Henry B. Walthall headshot

Henry B. Walthall

Holofernes

Mae Marsh headshot

Mae Marsh

Naomi

Robert Harron headshot

Robert Harron

Nathan

Kate Bruce headshot

Kate Bruce

Judtih's Maid

Lillian Gish headshot

Lillian Gish

The Young Mother

Dorothy Gish headshot

Dorothy Gish

Crippled Beggar

J. Jiquel Lanoe headshot

J. Jiquel Lanoe

Eunuch Attendant

Gertrude Bambrick headshot

Gertrude Bambrick

Assyrian Dancer

Harry Carey headshot

Harry Carey

Assyrian Traitor

Lionel Barrymore headshot

Lionel Barrymore

Extra (uncredited)