
Judith of Bethulia
Drama · History · War
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
Blanche Sweet
Judith
Blanche Sweet
Judith


Henry B. Walthall
Henry B. Walthall
Holofernes
Henry B. Walthall
Holofernes


Mae Marsh
Mae Marsh
Naomi
Mae Marsh
Naomi


Robert Harron
Robert Harron
Nathan
Robert Harron
Nathan


Kate Bruce
Kate Bruce
Judtih's Maid
Kate Bruce
Judtih's Maid


Lillian Gish
Lillian Gish
The Young Mother
Lillian Gish
The Young Mother


Dorothy Gish
Dorothy Gish
Crippled Beggar
Dorothy Gish
Crippled Beggar


J. Jiquel Lanoe
J. Jiquel Lanoe
Eunuch Attendant
J. Jiquel Lanoe
Eunuch Attendant


Gertrude Bambrick
Gertrude Bambrick
Assyrian Dancer
Gertrude Bambrick
Assyrian Dancer


Harry Carey
Harry Carey
Assyrian Traitor
Harry Carey
Assyrian Traitor
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