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The Fall of Babylon (1919)

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Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 3M

Director : D.W. Griffith

Synopsis

After the relatively low box office takings of 'Intolerance', D. W. Griffith would revisit his epic film three years later by releasing two of the film's interlocking stories as standalone features, with some new additional footage. The first of the two was 'The Fall of Babylon', which depicts the conflict between Prince Belshazzar of Babylon and Cyrus the Great of Persia.

Actors

Tully Marshall
Tully Marshall
High Priest of Bel
Constance  Talmadge
Constance Talmadge
The Mountain Girl
Alfred Paget
Alfred Paget
Prince Belshazzar
Carl Stockdale
Carl Stockdale
Nabonidus, King of Babylonia
Seena Owen
Seena Owen
Attarea
Loyola O'Connor
Loyola O'Connor
Attarea's Slave

Crews

D.W. Griffith
D.W. Griffith
Director
D.W. Griffith
D.W. Griffith
Writer
D.W. Griffith
D.W. Griffith
Producer
Billy Bitzer
Billy Bitzer
Director of Photography

Posters and backgrounds

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