Judith of Bethulia

(1914)Directed by D.W. Griffith72 minDrama, History, War

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.

Blanche Sweetas Judith
Henry B. Walthallas Holofernes
Mae Marshas Naomi
Robert Harronas Nathan
Kate Bruceas Judtih's Maid
Lillian Gishas The Young Mother
Dorothy Gishas Crippled Beggar
J. Jiquel Lanoeas Eunuch Attendant
Gertrude Bambrickas Assyrian Dancer
Harry Careyas Assyrian Traitor
Lionel Barrymoreas Extra (uncredited)