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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 1670

The Eternal Mother

191217 minUnited States

Synopsis

John leaves his wife for Mary, but their new life ends in tragedy when Mary dies after childbirth. His former wife raises the baby while keeping John at a distance, until illness reopens the question of forgiveness.

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Video edition: Wikimedia Commons
Original language: No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified.
This copy runs: 11:09
Subtitles: No subtitle track in this language

No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. No subtitle track in this language.

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No subtitle track in this language

Wikimedia Commons · D.W. Griffith · Public domain

This copy runs shorter than the reference runtime. Editing and playback speed can differ between editions.

Cast

Blanche Sweet

Edwin August

DirectorsD. W. Griffith

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Photograph credit

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Blanche Sweet — Hartsook · Public domain
Edwin August — Unknown author; photograph described and licensed on the linked Wikimedia Commons file page. · Public domain

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