Resurrection (1909)
1909 · Silent film · 15 min · dir. D.W. Griffith
- Drama
Synopsis
Free adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's powerful novel. The subject opens with the return home of Prince Dimitri, who meets the maid Katusha, a little peasant girl, and is instantly charmed with her beauty. Young, artless and innocent, as pretty as a rose, she unwittingly fascinates the prince. His noble bearing likewise impresses her, and his little attentions flatter her, until at length she is unable to resist his advances. The poor girl is meted the usual fate. An alliance is out of the question.…
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Details
- Director
- D.W. Griffith
- Writer
- Leo Tolstoy
- Studio
- Biograph Company
- Released
- 1909-05-20
- Running time
- 15 minutes
Cast & crew
D.W. Griffith Director
Arthur V. Johnson
Florence Lawrence
Marion Leonard
Owen Moore
Mack Sennett
Clara T. Bracy
Linda Arvidson
Charles Avery
