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Critics rate it 29 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
A group of youth come of age in a peaceful French village. But war intrudes and peace is shattered. The German army invades and occupies, bringing both destruction and torture. The youngsters resist, some successfully, others tragically, until French troops retake the town.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes95%
Critics rate it 29 points higher than audiences do.
24 audience votes
Key crew
- D.W. GriffithDirector
- D.W. GriffithWriter
Cast
- Lillian GishThe Girl - Marie Stephenson
- Robert HarronThe Boy - Douglas Gordon Hamilton
- Dorothy GishThe Little Disturber
- Adolph LestinaThe Grandfather
- Josephine CrowellThe Mother
- Jack CosgraveThe Father of the Boy
- Kate BruceThe Mother of the Boy
- Ben AlexanderThe Boy's Littlest Brother
- Marion EmmonsThe Boy's Other Brother
- Francis MarionThe Boy's Other Brother
- Robert AndersonMonsieur Cuckoo
- George FawcettThe Village Carpenter