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6.2/10
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A religious woman seeks to save her people from destruction by seducing and murdering the enemy leader, but her plans get complicated once she falls for him.A religious woman seeks to save her people from destruction by seducing and murdering the enemy leader, but her plans get complicated once she falls for him.A religious woman seeks to save her people from destruction by seducing and murdering the enemy leader, but her plans get complicated once she falls for him.
Lionel Barrymore
- Extra
- (uncredited)
Clara T. Bracy
- Bethulian
- (uncredited)
Kathleen Butler
- Bethulian
- (uncredited)
William J. Butler
- Bethulian
- (uncredited)
Christy Cabanne
- Extra
- (unconfirmed)
- (uncredited)
William A. Carroll
- Assyrian Soldier
- (uncredited)
Edward Dillon
- Extra
- (unconfirmed)
- (uncredited)
Louise Emmons
- Bethulian Begging for Food
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAlthough the film was completed in 1913, Biograph delayed its release until 1914, after D. W. Griffith left the company, so that it would not have to pay him in a profit-sharing agreement they had.
- GoofsWhen Judith goes out into the city and begins to bless the young mother's baby, an extra enters the shot in the left foreground, blocking the action. She or he quickly retreats back out of view, as someone obviously yelled out.
- ConnectionsEdited into Her Condoned Sin (1917)
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Interesting & Worthwhile, In Several Respects
With a good cast, an interesting story, and settings that are generally convincing, "Judith of Bethulia" is a worthwhile and enjoyable dramatization of the semi-historical story of Judith (from the Old Testament Apocrypha). It fits together pretty well, and tells the story with a good amount of action and some depth as well. It is also of historical interest, as an example of what movies were like in the era when full-length pictures were just about to become common.
Blanche Sweet stars as the heroine Judith, a popular and prominent resident of the town of Bethulia, near ancient Jerusalem. When the town is attacked and besieged by the Assyrians, Judith becomes her town's best hope, so she must be courageous and must also work through some dilemmas. Sweet does a very good job of letting us see what her character is thinking and feeling. The rest of the cast includes several names well-known to fans of silent films (some in smaller roles), and they help out as well.
Although this was one of the earliest feature-length films, most of the story-telling techniques work all right, and it shows only a few real signs of age (mostly in the more lavish or large-scale sets and scenes). While it's probably too 'old-fashioned' to appeal to most of today's movie-goers, it's a good movie that is worthwhile both for its content and its historical interest.
Blanche Sweet stars as the heroine Judith, a popular and prominent resident of the town of Bethulia, near ancient Jerusalem. When the town is attacked and besieged by the Assyrians, Judith becomes her town's best hope, so she must be courageous and must also work through some dilemmas. Sweet does a very good job of letting us see what her character is thinking and feeling. The rest of the cast includes several names well-known to fans of silent films (some in smaller roles), and they help out as well.
Although this was one of the earliest feature-length films, most of the story-telling techniques work all right, and it shows only a few real signs of age (mostly in the more lavish or large-scale sets and scenes). While it's probably too 'old-fashioned' to appeal to most of today's movie-goers, it's a good movie that is worthwhile both for its content and its historical interest.
- Snow Leopard
- Apr 8, 2004
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- Budget
- $40,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 1 minute
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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