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Hearts of the World (1918)

A ROMANCE OF THE GREAT WAR

Genre : Drama, War

Runtime : 1H 57M

Director : D.W. Griffith

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Lillian Gish
Lillian Gish
The Girl - Marie Stephenson
Robert Harron
Robert Harron
The Boy - Douglas Gordon Hamilton
Dorothy Gish
Dorothy Gish
The Little Disturber
Adolph Lestina
Adolph Lestina
The Grandfather
Josephine Crowell
Josephine Crowell
The Mother
Jack Cosgrave
Jack Cosgrave
The Father of the Boy
Kate Bruce
Kate Bruce
The Mother of the Boy
Ben Alexander
Ben Alexander
The Boy's Littlest Brother
Marion Emmons
Marion Emmons
The Boy's Other Brother
Francis Marion
Francis Marion
The Boy's Other Brother
Robert Anderson
Robert Anderson
Monsieur Cuckoo
George Fawcett
George Fawcett
The Village Carpenter
George Siegmann
George Siegmann
Von Strohm
Fay Holderness
Fay Holderness
The Innkeeper
L. Lowry
L. Lowry
A Deaf and Blind Musician
Eugene Pouyet
Eugene Pouyet
A Poilu
Anna Mae Walthall
Anna Mae Walthall
A French Peasant Girl
Yvette Duvoisin
Yvette Duvoisin
A Refugee
Herbert Sutch
Herbert Sutch
A French Major
George Nichols
George Nichols
A German Sergeant
Mary Gish
Mary Gish
A Refugee Mother
Mary Hay
Mary Hay
A Dancer
Erich von Stroheim
Erich von Stroheim
A Hun
Noël Coward
Noël Coward
The Man with the Wheelbarrow / A Villager in the Streets
Louise Emmons
Louise Emmons
John Harron
John Harron
A Boy with a Barrel
David Lloyd George
David Lloyd George
Himself

Crews

D.W. Griffith
D.W. Griffith
Director
D.W. Griffith
D.W. Griffith
Writer
D.W. Griffith
D.W. Griffith
Producer
Joseph Nurnberger
Joseph Nurnberger
Music
Rose Smith
Rose Smith
Editor
James Smith
James Smith
Editor
Hendrik Sartov
Hendrik Sartov
Cinematography
Alfred Machin
Alfred Machin
Cinematography
Frank Wortman
Frank Wortman
Set Designer
Billy Bitzer
Billy Bitzer
Director of Photography

Posters and backgrounds

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