Hearts of the World

Hearts of the World

117 mins | Drama, War | March 11, 1918

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.

Hearts of the World

117 mins | Drama, War | March 11, 1918

Hearts of the World
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.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers D.W. Griffith Productions, Famous Players-Lasky Corporation, War Office Committee
Original title Hearts of the World
Directors D.W. Griffith
Writers D.W. Griffith

Cast

Lillian Gish

as The Girl - Marie Stephenson

Robert Harron

as The Boy - Douglas Gordon Hamilton

Dorothy Gish

as The Little Disturber

Adolph Lestina

as The Grandfather

Josephine Crowell

as The Mother

Jack Cosgrave

as The Father of the Boy

Kate Bruce

as The Mother of the Boy

Ben Alexander

as The Boy's Littlest Brother

Marion Emmons

as The Boy's Other Brother

Francis Marion

as The Boy's Other Brother

Robert Anderson

as Monsieur Cuckoo

George Fawcett

as The Village Carpenter

George Siegmann

as Von Strohm

Fay Holderness

as The Innkeeper

L. Lowry

as A Deaf and Blind Musician

Eugene Pouyet

as A Poilu

Anna Mae Walthall

as A French Peasant Girl

Yvette Duvoisin

as A Refugee

Herbert Sutch

as A French Major

George Nichols

as A German Sergeant

Mary Gish

as A Refugee Mother

Mary Hay

as A Dancer

Noël Coward

as The Man with the Wheelbarrow / A Villager in the Streets

John Harron

as A Boy with a Barrel

David Lloyd George

as Himself