Hearts of the World

D.W. Griffith
1918-03-11

A ROMANCE OF THE GREAT WAR
6
117 min

A group of youngsters grow up and love in a peaceful French village. But war intrudes and peace is shattered. The German army invades and occupies village, bringing both destruction and torture. The young people of the village resist, some successfully, others tragically, until French troops retake the town.

Cast

Name Character Team
Lillian Gish The Girl - Marie Stephenson Unowned
Robert Harron The Boy - Douglas Gordon Hamilton Unowned
Dorothy Gish The Little Disturber Unowned
Adolph Lestina The Grandfather Unowned
Josephine Crowell The Mother Unowned
Jack Cosgrave The Father of the Boy Unowned
Kate Bruce The Mother of the Boy Unowned
Ben Alexander The Boy's Littlest Brother Unowned
Marion Emmons The Boy's Other Brother Unowned
Francis Marion The Boy's Other Brother Unowned
Robert Anderson Monsieur Cuckoo Unowned
George Fawcett The Village Carpenter Unowned
George Siegmann Von Strohm Unowned
Fay Holderness The Innkeeper Unowned
L. Lowry A Deaf and Blind Musician Unowned
Eugene Pouyet A Poilu Unowned
Anna Mae Walthall A French Peasant Girl Unowned
Yvette Duvoisin A Refugee Unowned
Herbert Sutch A French Major Unowned
George Nichols A German Sergeant Unowned
Mary Gish A Refugee Mother Unowned
Mary Hay A Dancer Unowned
Erich von Stroheim A Hun Unowned
Noël Coward The Man with the Wheelbarrow / A Villager in the Streets Unowned
Louise Emmons Unowned
John Harron A Boy with a Barrel Unowned
David Lloyd George Himself Unowned