France, on the eve of the French Revolution. Henriette and Louise have been raised together as sisters. When the plague that takes their parents' lives causes Louise's blindness, they decide to travel to Paris in search of a cure, but they separate when a lustful aristocrat crosses their path.

Directed by: D.W. Griffith
Written by: D.W. Griffith
Runtime: 150 minutes
Critics score:
Tagline: A dramatic epic
Cast:
Lillian Gish Lillian Gish
Henriette Girard 
Dorothy Gish Dorothy Gish
Louise Girard 
Joseph Schildkraut Joseph Schildkraut
Chevalier de Vaudrey 
Creighton Hale Creighton Hale
Picard 
Monte Blue Monte Blue
Danton 
Sidney Herbert Sidney Herbert
Robespierre 
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Also known as:
  • As Duas Órfãs
  • Huérfanas de la tormenta
  • De to Forældreløse
  • Orpolapset
  • Árvák a viharban
  • Dwie sieroty
  • Les Deux Orphelines
  • The Two Orphans