Judith of Bethulia (1914)

Judith of Bethulia (1914)

1914-03-08 United States of America 72 Min. PG-13
6.3 29 votes

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.

Cast

Blanche Sweet is Judith
Judith
Henry B. Walthall is Holofernes
Holofernes
Mae Marsh is Naomi
Naomi
Robert Harron is Nathan
Nathan
Kate Bruce is Judtih's Maid
Judtih's Maid
Lillian Gish is The Young Mother
The Young Mother
Dorothy Gish is Crippled Beggar
Crippled Beggar
J. Jiquel Lanoe is Eunuch Attendant
Eunuch Attendant
Gertrude Bambrick is Assyrian Dancer
Assyrian Dancer
Harry Carey is Assyrian Traitor
Assyrian Traitor
Lionel Barrymore is Extra (uncredited)
Extra (uncredited)

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