Hearts of the World
1918 film by D. W. Griffith / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hearts of the World (also known as Love's Struggle) is a 1918 American silent World War I propaganda film written, produced and directed by D. W. Griffith. In an effort to change the American public's neutral stance regarding the war, the British government contacted Griffith due to his stature and reputation for dramatic filmmaking.[2][3]
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Directed by | D. W. Griffith |
Written by | D. W. Griffith (credited as Capt. Victor Marier and M. Gaston de Tolignac) |
Produced by | D. W. Griffith |
Starring | Lillian Gish Dorothy Gish Ben Alexander Robert Harron |
Cinematography | Billy Bitzer Alfred Machin Hendrik Sartov [fr] |
Edited by | James Smith Rose Smith |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 117 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Budget | $425,000[1] |
Box office | $1.5 million[1] |
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Hearts of the World stars Lillian and Dorothy Gish and Robert Harron. The film was produced by D.W. Griffith Productions, Famous Players–Lasky Corporation and the War Office Committee was distributed by Paramount Pictures under the Artcraft Pictures Corporation banner.