Hearts of the World Movie Review 1918

A vintage Griffith epic about a young boy who goes off to WWI and the tribulations endured by both him and his family on the homefront. Overly sentimental but powerfully made melodrama, from Griffith's waning years. Silent with music score.

Distribution

Video Yesteryear, 2 Ridgedale Ave., Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927, Phone: (203)744-2476

Available on VHS
Running time 152 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

World War I, Silent Films

Cast

Lillian Gish, Robert "Bobbie" Harron, Dorothy Gish, Erich von Stroheim, Ben Alexander, Josephine Crowell, Noel Coward, Mary Gish

Director

D.W. Griffith

Producer

D.W. Griffith