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The Greatest Question is a american film of genre Drama directed by D. W. Griffith released in USA on 27 december 1919 with Lillian Gish

The Greatest Question (1919)

The Greatest Question
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Released in USA 27 december 1919
Length 1h20
OriginUSA
Genres Drama
Rating60% 3.0002653.0002653.0002653.0002653.000265

The Greatest Question is a 1919 American drama film directed by D. W. Griffith.



^ "Progressive Silent Film List: The Greatest Question". Silent Era. Retrieved 2009-04-30.

^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Greatest Question

Synopsis

Nellie Jarvis assiste quand elle est enfant au meurtre d'une femme par un couple, sans toutefois pouvoir se rappeler clairement la scène. Une fois adulte, elle revient s'installer dans la région de son enfance après la mort de ses parents et trouve un foyer accueillant chez les Hilton. Elle commence une histoire d'amour avec le cadet de la famille Jimmie, tandis que l’aîné John est mobilisé dans la marine lors de la Première Guerre mondiale et part combattre en Europe.

Actors

Lillian Gish

(Nellie Jarvis)Robert Harron

(Jimmie Hilton)Ralph Graves

(John Hilton Jr.)George Fawcett

(Mr. Hilton)Eugenie Besserer

(Mrs. Hilton)
And :
Tom Wilson
George Nichols
Tom Wilson
Katherine Albert
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