1916Silent3h 17m
A poor young woman loses her husband and baby due to social prejudice, while her struggle is told alongside stories of intolerance from throughout history
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Genres Drama, Silent
Decade 1910s
This Movie is Epic, Multi-layered, Dramatic, Historical, Ambitious & Silent
About Intolerance A 1916 drama, this production is noted for its interwoven tales of prejudice and its expansive exploration of intolerance throughout history
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Audio English (United States)
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Cast
- Lillian Gish Eternal Motherhood
- Vera Lewis Mary T. Jenkins
- Mae Marsh The Dear One
- F. A. Turner The Dear One's father, a worker at the Jenkins Mill
- Robert Harron The Boy
- Josephine Crowell Catherine de Medici, the Queen-mother
- Joseph Henabery Admiral Coligny
- Constance Talmadge Marguerite of Valois
- W.E. Lawrence Henry of Navarre
- Margery Wilson Brown Eyes
- Eugene Pallette Prosper Latour
- Sam de Grasse Mr. Jenkins, mill boss
- Constance Talmadge The Mountain Girl (second role in film)
- Elmer Clifton The Rhapsode, a warrior-singer
- Tully Marshall High Priest of Bel (mythology)
- Ruth St. Denis Dancing girls
- Alfred Paget Prince Belshazzar
- Carl Stockdale King Nabonidus, father of Belshazzar
- Elmo Lincoln The Mighty Man of Valor, guard to Belshazzar
- Seena Owen The Princess Beloved, favorite of Belshazzar
- Miriam Cooper The Friendless One, former neighbor of the Boy and Dear One
- Walter Long Musketeer of the Slums
- Bessie Love The Bride
- George Walsh The Bridegroom
- Howard Gaye Jesus Christ
- Lillian Langdon Mary, the Mother
- Spottiswoode Aitken Brown Eyes' father
- George Siegmann Cyrus the Great
- Max Davidson tenement neighbor of Dear One
- Douglas Fairbanks Drunken Soldier with monkey (uncredited Extra (actor))
- Lloyd Ingraham Judge (Modern Story)
- Tom Wilson The Kindly Officer (Kindly Heart)
- Ralph Lewis The Governor
- F.A. Turner The Girl's Father (Modern Story)
- Olga Grey Mary Magdalene (Judean Story)
- Erich von Ritzau First Pharisee (Judean Story)
- Ruth Handforth Brown Eyes' Mother (French Story)
- Mary Alden Uplifter
- Pearl Elmore Uplifter
- Julia Mackley Uplifter
- John P. McCarthy Prison Guard
- Monte Blue The Strike Leader
- Marguerite Marsh Debutante
- Edward Dillon Crook
- Billy Quirk Bartender
- William H. Brown Father of the Bride of Cana / Warden
- W.S. Van Dyke Cana Wedding Guest
- Allan Sears The Mercenary
- Frank Bennett Charles IX
- Maxfield Stanley Henri III
- Constance Talmadge Marguerite de Navarre / The Mountain Girl
- Chandler House Page
- Dore Davidson The Friendly Neighbor
- Taylor N. Duncan Captain of the Gateg / Bodyguard of the Princess Beloved
- Owen Moore Extra (uncredited)
- Frank Borzage Extra (uncredited)
- Karl Brown Extra (uncredited)
- Frank Campeau Extra (uncredited)
- Constance Collier Extra (uncredited)
- Donald Crisp Extra (uncredited)
- Nigel De Brulier Extra (uncredited)
- Clarence Geldart Extra (uncredited)
- Dell Henderson Extra (uncredited)
- Russell Hicks Extra (uncredited)
- DeWolf Hopper Sr. Extra (uncredited)
- Wilfred Lucas Extra (uncredited)
- Francis McDonald Extra (uncredited)
- Vester Pegg Extra (uncredited)
- Herbert Sutch Extra (uncredited)
- Herbert Beerbohm Tree Extra (uncredited)
- King Vidor Extra (uncredited)
- Hal Wilson Extra (uncredited)
- Tammany Young Extra (uncredited)
- Sylvia Ashton Woman at Jenkins Employees Dance (uncredited)
- Jennie Lee Woman at Jenkins Employees Dance (uncredited)
- George Beranger Second Priest of Bel (uncredited)
- Kitty Bradbury Jenkins Party Guest (uncredited)
- Tod Browning Crook (uncredited)
- Frank Brownlee The Mountain Girl's Brother (uncredited)
- Kate Bruce Old Babylonian Mother / The City Mother (uncredited)
- Edward Burns Charioteer of the Priest of Bel (uncredited)
- Noble Johnson Babylonian Soldier (uncredited)
- George Fawcett Babylonian Judge (uncredited)
- Jewel Carmen Favorite of the Harem (uncredited)
- Carol Dempster Favorite of the Harem (uncredited)
- Mildred Harris Favorite of the Harem (uncredited)
- Daisy Jefferson Favorite of the Harem (uncredited)
- Carmel Myers Favorite of the Harem (uncredited)
- Eve Southern Favorite of the Harem (uncredited)
- Pauline Starke Favorite of the Harem (uncredited)
- Natalie Talmadge Favorite of the Harem (uncredited)
- Ethel Grey Terry Favorite of the Harem (uncredited)
- Francis Carpenter Child in Epilogue (uncredited)
- Virginia Lee Corbin Child in Epilogue (uncredited)
- Peggy Cartwright Little Girl (uncredited)
- Gino Corrado The Runner (uncredited)
- William Courtright Second Pharisee (uncredited)
- Erich von Stroheim Second Pharisee (uncredited)
- Julia Faye Bit Role (uncredited)
- Clyde E. Hopkins Jenkins's Secretary (uncredited)
- Alberta Lee Wife of The Kindly Neighbor (uncredited)
- Loyola O'Connor Attarea's Slave (uncredited)
- Wallace Reid Boy Killed in Battle (uncredited)
- Alma Rubens Girl at the Marriage Market (uncredited)
- Madame Sul-Te-Wan Girl at the Marriage Market (uncredited)
- Ruth Darling Girl at the Marriage Market
- Raymond Wells Counselor to Charles IX (uncredited)
- Winifred Westover The Favorite of Egibi (uncredited)
- David Butler Babylonian Soldier (uncredited)
- Grace Wilson Dancer of Tammuz (uncredited)
- 'Baby' Carmen De Rue Little girl hidden by priest
Director
- D.W. Griffith
- Jack Conway
- Lloyd Ingraham
- Victor Fleming
- George Nichols Jr.
- Joseph Henabery
- Edward Dillon
- Elmer Clifton
- W.S. Van Dyke
- Arthur Berthelet
- Monte Blue
- Christy Cabanne
- George Siegmann
- Allan Dwan
- Mike Siebert
- George W. Hill
- Tod Browning
Screenwriter
- Anita Loos
- D.W. Griffith
- Frank E. Woods
- Tod Browning
Director of Photography
- Billy Bitzer
- Allan Dwan
- Louis Bitzer
- Karl Brown
Composer
- Hal Sullivan
Producer
- Frank E. Woods
- Erich von Stroheim
- Wark Producing Corp.




