Blanche Sweet
Judith
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Synopsis
A besieged city approaches surrender as its population runs short of food and hope. A widow decides to enter the enemy camp and use the commander's attraction to her as an opportunity to act. Her private encounter with him becomes the decisive risk on which the community's survival may depend.
Cast
DirectorsD. W. Griffith
Inspirations
The Book of Judith reached the screen through earlier theatrical adaptations. D. W. Griffith's production expanded Biograph's usual scale into a feature-length biblical spectacle, with Blanche Sweet's performance at its centre.
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Work catalogued as public domain in the United States.
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Availability checked on September 10, 2026.
Photograph credit
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- Blanche Sweet — Hartsook · Public domain
- Henry B. Walthall — Tower Magazines, Inc., photographer unknown · Public domain
- Mae Marsh — Unknown author · Public domain
- Robert Harron — Fred Hartsook (1876–1930). · Public domain
