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Judith of Bethulia

Judith of Bethulia (1914)

1h 12m | PG-13

⭐ 6.3 / 10

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.

Director: D.W. Griffith

Studio: American Mutoscope & Biograph

Genre: Drama, History, War

Video: 720p

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Cast

Blanche Sweet

Blanche Sweet

as Judith

Henry B. Walthall

Henry B. Walthall

as Holofernes

Mae Marsh

Mae Marsh

as Naomi

Robert Harron

Robert Harron

as Nathan

Kate Bruce

Kate Bruce

as Judtih's Maid

Lillian Gish

Lillian Gish

as The Young Mother