Hearts of the World

Hearts of the World (1918)

A ROMANCE OF THE GREAT WAR

A group of youngsters grow up and love in a peaceful French village. But war intrudes and peace is shattered. The German army invades and occupies village, bringing both destruction and torture. The young people of the village resist, some successfully, others tragically, until French troops retake the town.

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  • Release Date: 1918-03-11
  • Runtime: 1h 57min
  • Director: D.W. Griffith

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  • Cast

    • Lillian Gish

      The Girl - Marie Stephenson

    • Robert Harron

      The Boy - Douglas Gordon Hamilton

    • Dorothy Gish

      The Little Disturber

    • Adolph Lestina

      The Grandfather

    • Josephine Crowell

      The Mother

    • Jack Cosgrave

      The Father of the Boy

    • Kate Bruce

      The Mother of the Boy

    • Ben Alexander

      The Boy's Littlest Brother

    • Marion Emmons

      The Boy's Other Brother

    • Francis Marion

      The Boy's Other Brother

    • Robert Anderson

      Monsieur Cuckoo

    • George Fawcett

      The Village Carpenter

    • George Siegmann

      Von Strohm

    • Fay Holderness

      The Innkeeper

    • L. Lowry

      A Deaf and Blind Musician

    • Eugene Pouyet

      A Poilu

    • Anna Mae Walthall

      A French Peasant Girl

    • Yvette Duvoisin

      A Refugee

    • Herbert Sutch

      A French Major

    • George Nichols

      A German Sergeant

    • Mary Gish

      A Refugee Mother

    • Mary Hay

      A Dancer

    • Erich von Stroheim

      A Hun

    • Noël Coward

      The Man with the Wheelbarrow / A Villager in the Streets

    • Louise Emmons

    • John Harron

      A Boy with a Barrel

    • David Lloyd George

      Himself