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The Unchanging Sea

Film191014 min6.4/10 on TMDB

Directed by D.W. Griffith

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In this story set at a seaside fishing village and inspired by a Charles Kingsley poem, a young couple's happy life is turned about by an accident. The husband, although saved from drowning, loses his memory. A child is on the way, and soon a daughter is born to his wife. We watch the passage of time, as his daughter matures and his wife ages. The daughter becomes a lovely young woman, herself ready for marriage. One day on the beach, the familiarity of the sea and the surroundings triggers a return of her father's memory, and we are reminded that although people age and change, the sea and the ways of the fisherfolk remain eternal.Read moreLess

In this story set at a seaside fishing village and inspired by a Charles Kingsley poem, a young couple's happy life is turned about by an accident. The husband, although saved from drowning, loses his memory. A child is on the way, and soon a daughter is born to his wife. We watch the passage of time, as his daughter matures and his wife ages. The daughter becomes a lovely young woman, herself ready for marriage. One day on the beach, the familiarity of the sea and the surroundings triggers a return of her father's memory, and we are reminded that although people age and change, the sea and the ways of the fisherfolk remain eternal.

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In this story set at a seaside fishing village and inspired by a Charles Kingsley poem, a young couple's happy life is turned about by an accident. The husband, although saved from drowning, loses his memory. A child is on the way, and soon a daughter is born to his wife. We watch the passage of time, as his daughter matures and his wife ages. The daughter becomes a lovely young woman, herself ready for marriage. One day on the beach, the familiarity of the sea and the surroundings triggers a return of her father's memory, and we are reminded that although people age and change, the sea and the ways of the fisherfolk remain eternal.

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Cast & crew

Arthur V. JohnsonArthur V. JohnsonThe Fisherman
Linda ArvidsonLinda ArvidsonThe Fisherman's Wife
Mary PickfordMary PickfordThe Daughter as an Adult
Gladys EganGladys EganThe Daughter as a Small Child
Charles WestCharles WestThe Daughter's Sweetheart
Dell HendersonDell HendersonThe Rescuer
Kate BruceKate BruceVillager (uncredited)
Alfred PagetAlfred PagetVillager (uncredited)
Dorothy WestDorothy WestVillager (uncredited)
Frank OppermanFrank OppermanIn Second Village (uncredited)
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Director of Photography
Billy Bitzer