Judith of Bethulia

1h 12min

Drama

History

War

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

Kate Bruce

Kate Bruce

Judtih's Maid
Lillian Gish

Lillian Gish

The Young Mother
Dorothy Gish

Dorothy Gish

Crippled Beggar
J. Jiquel Lanoe

J. Jiquel Lanoe

Eunuch Attendant
Gertrude Bambrick

Gertrude Bambrick

Assyrian Dancer
Harry Carey

Harry Carey

Assyrian Traitor
Lionel Barrymore

Lionel Barrymore

Extra (uncredited)

Release date

8th Mar 1914

Status

Released

Spoken languages

No Language