Movie Description

Judith of Bethulia

(1914)

Overview

Griffith adapts the story of the Apocryphal Book of Judith to the screen. During the siege of the Jewish city of Bethulia by the Assyrian tyrant Holofernes, a widow named Judith forms a plan to stop the war as her people suffer in starvation, nearly ready to surrender.

Cast

Facts

Original TitleJudith of Bethulia

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1914-03-08

Original LanguageUnknown

Runtime 01h 12m

Production CompaniesAmerican Mutoscope & Biograph

Genres

  • Drama
  • History
  • War