Hearts of the World (1918)
A ROMANCE OF THE GREAT WAR
117 min
A group of youth come of age in a peaceful French village. But war intrudes and peace is shattered. The German army invades and occupies, bringing both destruction and torture. The youngsters resist, some successfully, others tragically, until French troops retake the town.
- Release date
- March 12, 1918
- Country of origin
- United States
- Music
- Joseph Nurnberger
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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
- Kate Bruce as The Mother of the Boy
- Ben Alexander as The Boy's Littlest 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
- Eugene Pouyet as A Poilu
- Herbert Sutch as A French Major
- George Nichols as A German Sergeant
- Mary Hay as A Dancer
- Erich von Stroheim as A Hun
- Noël Coward as The Man with the Wheelbarrow / A Villager in the Streets
- Louise Emmons
- John Harron as A Boy with a Barrel
- David Lloyd George as Himself
- Jack Cosgrave as The Father of the Boy
- Marion Emmons as The Boy's Other Brother
Crew
- D.W. Griffith · Director
- D.W. Griffith · Writer
- Joseph Nurnberger · Composer