Summary
Hearts of the World is an American war film first released in 1918,
directed by D.W. Griffith.
The film stars D.W. Griffith, David Lloyd George, Sir Edward Grey, René Viviani and Valerie Germonprez.
It has also been released under the title: Love’s Struggle.
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Credits
- Director: D.W. Griffith
- Script: D.W. Griffith
- Photo: G.W. Bitzer, Alfred Machin, Hendrik Sartov
- Cast: D.W. Griffith (Himself (in prologue for British release)), David Lloyd George (Himself – the British Prime Minister (in prologue for British release)), Sir Edward Grey (Himself – British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Addressing House of Commons), René Viviani (Himself – the French Premier Addressing French Chamber of Deputies), Valerie Germonprez (Red Cross nurse), Ben Alexander (The Boy’s Littlest Brother), Robert Anderson (Monsieur Cuckoo), Kate Bruce (The Mother of the Boy), Jack Cosgrave (The Father of the Boy), Noel Coward (Man with Wheelbarrow), Josephine Crowell (The Mother), Alphonse Dufort (A Poilu), Jean Dumercier (A Poilu), Yvette Duvoisin (A Refugee), Louise Emmons, Marion Emmons (The Boy’s Second Brother), George Fawcett (The Village Carpenter), Dorothy Gish (The Little Disturber), Lillian Gish (The Girl, Marie Stephenson), Mary Gish (A Refugee Mother), John Harron (A Boy with a Barrel), Mary Harron (A Wounded Girl), Mrs. Harron (A Woman with Daughter), Robert Harron (The Boy, Douglas Gordon Hamilton), Tessie Harron (A Refugee), Mary Hay (A Dancer), Fay Holderness (The Innkeeper), Jules Lemontier (A Stretcher Bearer), Adolph Lestina (The Grandfather), L. Lowry (A Deaf and Blind Musician), Georges Loyer (A Poilu), Francis Marion (The Boy’s Third Brother), George Nichols (A German Sergeant), Eugene Pouyet (A Poilu), Gaston Riviere (A Stretcher Bearer), George Siegmann (Von Strohm), Herbert Sutch (A French Major), Erich von Stroheim (Von Strohm’s Adjutant), Anna Mae Walthall (A French Peasant Girl)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 117 min; B&W; silent
- Aka: Love’s Struggle
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