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In the 7th-century B.C., the Assyrians storm the walls of the Jewish city of Bethulia, leaving its people frightened and ready to hand their homes over to the invaders. As the Assyrians close in, the citizens are cut off from the outside world, and they began to starve. Seeing her people's desperation, Jewish widow Judith poses as a harem worker, winning her entry into the Assyrian camp, where she plans to kill their general, Holofernes.Read moreLess
In the 7th-century B.C., the Assyrians storm the walls of the Jewish city of Bethulia, leaving its people frightened and ready to hand their homes over to the invaders. As the Assyrians close in, the citizens are cut off from the outside world, and they began to starve. Seeing her people's desperation, Jewish widow Judith poses as a harem worker, winning her entry into the Assyrian camp, where she plans to kill their general, Holofernes.
The story
In the 7th-century B.C., the Assyrians storm the walls of the Jewish city of Bethulia, leaving its people frightened and ready to hand their homes over to the invaders. As the Assyrians close in, the citizens are cut off from the outside world, and they began to starve. Seeing her people's desperation, Jewish widow Judith poses as a harem worker, winning her entry into the Assyrian camp, where she plans to kill their general, Holofernes.
Cast & crew
Blanche SweetJudith
Henry B. WalthallHolofernes
Mae MarshNaomi
Robert HarronNathan
Kate BruceJudtih's Maid
Lillian GishThe Young Mother
Dorothy GishCrippled Beggar
J. Jiquel LanoeEunuch Attendant
Gertrude BambrickAssyrian Dancer
Harry CareyAssyrian Traitor
Lionel BarrymoreExtra (uncredited)Explore the crew
- Director
- D.W. Griffith
- Writer
- Frank E. Woods
- Director of Photography
- Billy Bitzer