Directed by:
D.W. GriffithCinematography:
G.W. BitzerComposer:
Carl DavisCast:
Lillian Gish, Mae Marsh, Robert Harron, Sam De Grasse, Vera Lewis, Mary Alden, Elmo Lincoln, Olga Grey, Erich von Stroheim, Eugene Pallette, Wallace Reid (more)VOD (2)
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D.W. Griffith's large-scale epic spans several centuries and cultures. The film is made up of four distinct stories linked solely by a single common thread: intolerance. Three of the stories are based on historical fact: France during the reign of Charles IX; the birth and crucifixion of Christ; and the fall of Babylonia. The fourth tale is a "modern" story of greed, cruelty and betrayal. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Lillian Gish
USA
Best movies:
The Wind (1928)
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Through the Ages (1916)
The Night of the Hunter (1955)
Mae Marsh
USA
Best movies:
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
The Song of Bernadette (1943)
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Through the Ages (1916)
Robert Harron
USA
Best movies:
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Through the Ages (1916)
The Avenging Conscience (1914)
True Heart Susie (1919)
Sam De Grasse
Canada
Best movies:
Robin Hood (1922)
The Man Who Laughs (1928)
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Through the Ages (1916)
Vera Lewis
USA
Best movies:
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
King Kong (1933)
Mary Alden
USA
Best movies:
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Through the Ages (1916)
The Birth of a Nation (1915)
The Bad Sister (1931)
Elmo Lincoln
USA
Best movies:
Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Through the Ages (1916)
The Half-Breed (1916)
Olga Grey
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Erich von Stroheim
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Greed (1924)
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Through the Ages (1916)
Eugene Pallette
USA
Best movies:
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
The Mark of Zorro (1940)
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Through the Ages (1916)
Wallace Reid
USA
Best movies:
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Through the Ages (1916)
The Avenging Conscience (1914)
Joan the Woman (1916)
Tod Browning
USA
Best movies:
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Through the Ages (1916)
Dracula (1931)
King Vidor
USA
Best movies:
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Through the Ages (1916)
It's a Great Feeling (1949)
Show People (1928)
Douglas Fairbanks
USA
Best movies:
The Thief of Bagdad (1924)
Robin Hood (1922)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
Bessie Love
USA
Best movies:
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Through the Ages (1916)
Ragtime (1981)
I'll Never Forget What's'isname (1967)
Donald Crisp
UK
Best movies:
The Viking (1928)
The Sea Hawk (1940)
The Dawn Patrol (1938)
Colleen Moore
USA
Best movies:
Carmel Myers
USA
Best movies:
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Through the Ages (1916)
Svengali (1931)
Constance Collier
UK
Best movies:
Rope (1948)
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Through the Ages (1916)
Stage Door (1937)
David Butler
USA
Best movies:
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Through the Ages (1916)
Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943)
It's a Great Feeling (1949)