Orphans of the Storm (1921) | Directed by D. W. Griffith - Full Movie

Two orphaned sisters are caught up in the turmoil of the French Revolution, encountering misery and love along the way.

Orphans of the Storm is a 1921 American silent drama film by D. W. Griffith set in late-18th-century France, before and during the French Revolution.

The last Griffith film to feature both Lillian and Dorothy Gish, it was a commercial failure, following box-office hits such as The Birth of a Nation and Broken Blossoms.

Directed by: D. W. Griffith
Screenplay by: D. W. Griffith
Based on: Les Deux Orphelines (play) by Adolphe d'Ennery and Eugène Cormon
Produced by: D. W. Griffith
Starring: Lillian Gish, Dorothy Gish
Cinematography: Billy Bitzer, Hendrik Sartov [fr], Paul Allen, Herbert Sutch
Edited by: James Smith, Rose Smith
Music by: Louis F. Gottschalk (original score as performed in cinemas in 1921), William P. Perry (Original piano score for 1970s showing on television.)
Production companies: D.W. Griffith, Inc.
Distributed by: United Artists (US)
Release date: December 28, 1921 (US)
Running time: 150 min.
Country: United States
Languages: Silent, (English intertitles)
Box office: $3 million (worldwide rental)