Judith of Bethulia

D.W. Griffith
1914-03-08


6.3
72 min

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

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