Intolerance (1916)
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (original title)Reference View | Change View
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- 2h 43min
- Drama, History
- 04 Oct 1916 (Canada)
- Movie
The story of a poor young woman separated by prejudice from her husband and baby is interwoven with tales of intolerance from throughout history.
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- 2 wins.
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Cast verified as complete
| Lillian Gish | ... |
The Woman Who Rocks the Cradle / Eternal Mother
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| Mae Marsh | ... |
The Dear One
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| Robert Harron | ... |
The Boy
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| F.A. Turner | ... |
The Dear One's Father
(as Fred Turner)
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| Sam De Grasse | ... |
Arthur Jenkins
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| Vera Lewis | ... |
Mary Jenkins
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| Mary Alden | ... |
Uplifter
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Eleanor Washington | ... |
Uplifter
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Pearl Elmore | ... |
Uplifter
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Lucille Browne | ... |
Uplifter
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| Julia Mackley | ... |
Uplifter
(as Mrs. Arthur Mackley)
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| Miriam Cooper | ... |
The Friendless One
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| Walter Long | ... |
The Musketeer of the Slums / Babylonian Warrior
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| Tom Wilson | ... |
The Kindly Policeman
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| Ralph Lewis | ... |
The Governor
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| Lloyd Ingraham | ... |
Judge of the Court
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A.W. McClure | ... |
Father Fathley
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| John P. McCarthy | ... |
Prison Guard
(as J.P. McCarthy)
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| Monte Blue | ... |
The Strike Leader
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| Marguerite Marsh | ... |
Debutante
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| Edward Dillon | ... |
Crook
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| Billy Quirk | ... |
Bartender
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| Howard Gaye | ... |
Jesus Christ / Cardinal de Lorraine
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Lillian Langdon | ... |
Virgin Mary
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Olga Grey | ... |
Adultress
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Erich von Ritzau | ... |
First Pharisee
(as Gunther von Ritzau)
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| Bessie Love | ... |
The Bride of Cana
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William H. Brown | ... |
Father of the Bride of Cana / Warden
(as William Brown)
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| George Walsh | ... |
The Bridegroom of Cana
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| W.S. Van Dyke | ... |
Cana Wedding Guest
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| Margery Wilson | ... |
Brown Eyes
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| Eugene Pallette | ... |
Prosper Latour
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| Spottiswoode Aitken | ... |
Brown Eyes's Father
(as Spottiswoode Aitkin)
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Ruth Handforth | ... |
Brown Eyes's Mother
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Allan Sears | ... |
The Mercenary
(as A.D. Sears)
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Frank Bennett | ... |
Charles IX
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| Maxfield Stanley | ... |
Henri III
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| Josephine Crowell | ... |
Catherine de Médici
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| Constance Talmadge | ... |
Marguerite de Navarre / The Mountain Girl
(as Georgia Pearce)
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| W.E. Lawrence | ... |
Henri de Navarre
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| Joseph Henabery | ... |
L'amiral de Coligny / Defendant
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Chandler House | ... |
Page
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| Elmer Clifton | ... |
The Rhapsode
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| Alfred Paget | ... |
Prince Belshazzar
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| Carl Stockdale | ... |
King Nabonidus
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| Tully Marshall | ... |
High Priest of Bel / Friend of the Musketeer
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Dore Davidson | ... |
The Friendly Neighbor
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Taylor N. Duncan | ... |
Captain of the Gateg / Bodyguard of the Princess Beloved
(as Ted Duncan)
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Morris Levy | ... |
Le duc de Guise (scenesDeleted)
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| Seena Owen | ... |
The Princess Beloved
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| Sylvia Ashton | ... |
Woman at Jenkins Employees Dance (uncredited)
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| George Beranger | ... |
Second Priest of Bel (uncredited)
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| Barney Bernard | ... |
Attorney for The Boy (uncredited)
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| Frank Borzage | ... |
Extra (uncredited)
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Kitty Bradbury | ... |
Jenkins Party Guest (uncredited)
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John Bragdon | ... |
Counselor of Charles IX (uncredited)
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Karl Brown | ... |
Extra (uncredited)
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| Tod Browning | ... |
Crook (uncredited)
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| Frank Brownlee | ... |
The Mountain Girl's Brother (uncredited)
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| Kate Bruce | ... |
Old Babylonian Mother / The City Mother (uncredited)
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Edward Burns | ... |
Charioteer of the Priest of Bel (uncredited)
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James Burns | ... |
Charioteer of the Second Priest of Bel (uncredited)
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| David Butler | ... |
Babylonian Soldier (uncredited)
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Ernest Butterworth | ... |
Extra (uncredited)
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| Frank Campeau | ... |
Extra (uncredited)
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| Jewel Carmen | ... |
Favorite of the Harem (uncredited)
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| Francis Carpenter | ... |
Child in Epilogue (uncredited)
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| Peggy Cartwright | ... |
Little Girl (uncredited)
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William E. Cassidy | ... |
Extra (uncredited)
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Hazel Childers | ... |
Jenkins Party Guest (uncredited)
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Lotta Clifton | ... |
Dancer of Tammuz (uncredited)
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| Dark Cloud | ... |
Ethiopian Chieftan (uncredited)
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| Constance Collier | ... |
Extra (uncredited)
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| Virginia Lee Corbin | ... |
Child in Epilogue (uncredited)
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| Gino Corrado | ... |
The Runner (uncredited)
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Jack Cosgrave | ... |
Chief Eunuch (uncredited)
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| William Courtright | ... |
Second Pharisee (uncredited)
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| Donald Crisp | ... |
Extra (uncredited)
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James Curley | ... |
The Charioteer of Cyrus (uncredited)
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Ruth Darling | ... |
Girl at the Marriage Market (uncredited)
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| Max Davidson | ... |
Kindly Neighbor (uncredited)
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| Nigel De Brulier | ... |
Extra (uncredited)
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| Carol Dempster | ... |
Favorite of the Harem (uncredited)
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The Denishawn Dancers | ... |
Dancers (uncredited)
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Charles Eagle Eye | ... |
Barbarian Chieftain (uncredited)
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| Douglas Fairbanks | ... |
Man on White Horse (uncredited)
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| George Fawcett | ... |
Babylonian Judge (uncredited)
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| Julia Faye | ... |
Bit Role (uncredited)
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| Clarence Geldert | ... |
Extra (uncredited)
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| Mildred Harris | ... |
Favorite of the Harem (uncredited)
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| Dell Henderson | ... |
Extra (uncredited)
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| Russell Hicks | ... |
Extra (uncredited)
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Clyde E. Hopkins | ... |
Jenkins's Secretary (uncredited)
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| DeWolf Hopper Sr. | ... |
Extra (uncredited)
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Luray Huntley | ... |
Uplifter (uncredited)
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George James | ... |
Councellor of Charles IX (uncredited)
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Daisy Jefferson | ... |
Favorite of the Harem (uncredited)
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| Noble Johnson | ... |
Babylonian Soldier (uncredited)
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Martin Landry | ... |
Auctioneer at the Marriage Market (uncredited)
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Robert Lawler | ... |
Babylonian Judge (uncredited)
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| Alberta Lee | ... |
Wife of The Kindly Neighbor (uncredited)
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| Jennie Lee | ... |
Woman at Jenkins Employees Dance (uncredited)
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| Elmo Lincoln | ... |
The Mighty Man of Valor (uncredited)
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| Wilfred Lucas | ... |
Extra (uncredited)
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| Francis McDonald | ... |
Extra (uncredited)
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Arthur Meyer | ... |
Brother of a Girl at the Marriage Market (uncredited)
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| Felix Modjeska | ... |
Bodyguard to the Princess (Babylonian Story) (uncredited)
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Margaret Mooney | ... |
Girl at the Marriage Market (Babylonian Story) (uncredited)
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| Owen Moore | ... |
Extra (uncredited)
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| Carmel Myers | ... |
Favorite of the Harem (uncredited)
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Loyola O'Connor | ... |
Attarea's Slave (uncredited)
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Vester Pegg | ... |
Extra (uncredited)
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Mazie Radford | ... |
Dancer of Tammuz (uncredited)
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| Wallace Reid | ... |
Boy Killed in Battle (uncredited)
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Louis Ritz | ... |
Counselor to Charles IX (uncredited)
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Louis Romaine | ... |
Catholic Priest (uncredited)
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| Alma Rubens | ... |
Girl at the Marriage Market (uncredited)
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Howard Scott | ... |
Babylonian Dandy (uncredited)
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Ted Shawn | ... |
Dancer of Tammuz (uncredited)
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| George Siegmann | ... |
Cyrus (uncredited)
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Ah Singh | ... |
First Priest of Nergel (uncredited)
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Ranji Singh | ... |
Second Priest of Nergel (uncredited)
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| Eve Southern | ... |
Favorite of the Harem (uncredited)
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| Ruth St. Denis | ... |
Dancer of Tammuz (uncredited)
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| Pauline Starke | ... |
Favorite of the Harem (uncredited)
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| Madame Sul-Te-Wan | ... |
Girl at the Marriage Market (uncredited)
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Herbert Sutch | ... |
Extra (uncredited)
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| Natalie Talmadge | ... |
Favorite of the Harem (uncredited)
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| Ethel Grey Terry | ... |
Favorite of the Harem (uncredited)
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| Herbert Beerbohm Tree | ... |
Extra (uncredited)
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Charles Van Courtlandt | ... |
Gobyras (uncredited)
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| King Vidor | ... |
Extra (uncredited)
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| Erich von Stroheim | ... |
Second Pharisee (uncredited)
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Anna Mae Walthall | ... |
Favorite of the Harem (uncredited)
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Raymond Wells | ... |
Counselor to Charles IX (uncredited)
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| Winifred Westover | ... |
The Favorite of Egibi (uncredited)
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| Grace Wilson | ... |
Dancer of Tammuz (uncredited)
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| Hal Wilson | ... |
Extra (uncredited)
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| Tammany Young | ... |
Extra (uncredited)
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Directed by
| D.W. Griffith | ||
Written by
| Hettie Grey Baker | ... | (titles) (uncredited) |
| Tod Browning | ... | () (uncredited) |
| D.W. Griffith | ... | (scenario) |
| D.W. Griffith | ... | (titles) (uncredited) |
| Anita Loos | ... | (titles) |
| Mary H. O'Connor | ... | (titles) (uncredited) |
| Walt Whitman | ... | (poem "Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking") (uncredited) |
| Frank E. Woods | ... | (titles) (uncredited) |
Produced by
| D.W. Griffith | ... | producer |
Music by
| Carl Davis | ... | (1989) |
| Joseph Carl Breil | ... | (uncredited) |
| Felix Günther | ... | (uncredited) (1924) |
Cinematography by
| G.W. Bitzer | ||
Editing by
| D.W. Griffith | ... | (uncredited) |
| James Smith | ... | (uncredited) |
| Rose Smith | ... | (uncredited) |
Editorial Department
| Joe Aller | ... | assistant editor (uncredited) |
Production Design by
| D.W. Griffith | ... | (uncredited) |
Art Direction by
| Walter L. Hall | ... | (uncredited) |
Costume Design by
| D.W. Griffith | ... | (uncredited) |
| Clare West | ... | (uncredited) |
Makeup Department
| Robert Anderson | ... | assistant makeup artist (uncredited) |
| D.W. Griffith | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Frank E. Woods | ... | production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Herbert Sutch | ... | assistant director (as Bert Sutch) |
| Arthur Berthelet | ... | second assistant director: French story (uncredited) |
| Monte Blue | ... | second assistant director: Modern story (uncredited) |
| Tod Browning | ... | second assistant director: Modern story (uncredited) |
| Christy Cabanne | ... | second assistant director: Babylon story (uncredited) |
| Elmer Clifton | ... | first assistant director: Babylon story (uncredited) |
| Jack Conway | ... | second assistant director: Babylon story (uncredited) |
| Edward Dillon | ... | second assistant director: Modern Story (uncredited) |
| Allan Dwan | ... | second assistant director: Babylon story (uncredited) |
| Victor Fleming | ... | second assistant director: Babylon story (uncredited) |
| Sidney Franklin | ... | second unit director: Babylon sequence (uncredited) |
| Joseph Henabery | ... | first assistant director: Babylon story (uncredited) / second unit director: New York (uncredited) |
| George W. Hill | ... | second assistant director: Babylon story (uncredited) |
| Lloyd Ingraham | ... | second assistant director: Modern story (uncredited) |
| George Nicholls Jr. | ... | second assistant director: Babylon story (uncredited) |
| Mike Siebert | ... | second assistant director: Babylon story (uncredited) |
| George Siegmann | ... | first assistant director: Los Angeles (uncredited) |
| W.S. Van Dyke | ... | second assistant director: Judean story (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Frank Wortman | ... | set builder (as Frank 'Huck' Wortman) |
| Martin Aguerre | ... | construction supervisor: gallows (uncredited) |
| Ralph M. DeLacy | ... | property master (uncredited) |
| Shorty English | ... | carpenter (uncredited) |
| Walter L. Hall | ... | set designer (uncredited) |
| Jim Newman | ... | assistant carpenter (uncredited) |
| Joseph Stringer | ... | set builder (uncredited) |
| Hal Sullivan | ... | assistant property master (uncredited) |
| R. Ellis Wales | ... | set designer (uncredited) |
| Frank Wortman | ... | set designer (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Hal Sullivan | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Leo Nomis | ... | stunts |
| Charles Eagle Eye | ... | stunt double: Miriam Cooper (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Karl Brown | ... | associate photographer |
| Louis Bitzer | ... | first assistant camera (uncredited) |
| Allan Dwan | ... | camera elevator engineer (uncredited) / dolly grip (uncredited) |
| Jack Wagner | ... | second assistant camera (uncredited) |
| James G. Woodbury | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| R. Ellis Wales | ... | costumer (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Louis F. Gottschalk | ... | music arranger: 1918 release |
| A.J. Beard | ... | music arranger: UK release (1917) (uncredited) |
| Joseph Carl Breil | ... | music arranger (uncredited) |
| D.W. Griffith | ... | music arranger (uncredited) |
| Colin Matthews | ... | orchestrator: Carl Davis score (uncredited) |
| David Matthews | ... | orchestrator: Carl Davis score (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| D.W. Griffith | ... | presenter |
| Martin Aguerre | ... | technical advisor (uncredited) |
| Robert Anderson | ... | technical director (uncredited) |
| Gertrude Bambrick | ... | choreographer (uncredited) |
| J.A. Barry | ... | executive assistant: D.W. Griffith (uncredited) |
| Neal Dodd | ... | religious advisor (uncredited) |
| Lillian Gish | ... | research assistant (uncredited) |
| Joseph Henabery | ... | research assistant (uncredited) |
| Wilbur Higby | ... | crewman (uncredited) |
| Rabbi Myers | ... | religious advisor (uncredited) |
| Abe Scholtz | ... | laboratory technician (uncredited) |
| Ruth St. Denis | ... | choreographer (uncredited) |
| Erich von Stroheim | ... | production assistant: Babylon sequence (uncredited) |
| R. Ellis Wales | ... | chief technologist (uncredited) / historical advisor (uncredited) |
| B.F. Zeidman | ... | publicist (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Triangle Distributing (1916) (United States) (theatrical)
- Colossal Productions (1916) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- J.C. Williamson Ltd. (1917) (New Zealand) (theatrical)
- Agence Générale Cinématographique (1919) (France) (theatrical)
- Sfinks (1922) (Poland) (theatrical)
- Blackhawk Films (1968) (United States) (16mm and 8mm films prints with color tints.)
- Image Entertainment (1990) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Image Entertainment (1999) (United States) (DVD)
- Alpha Video Distributors (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- Reel Media International (2004) (World-wide) (VHS)
- Reel Media International (2005) (World-wide) (tv)
- SBP (2006) (Argentina) (DVD)
- SBP (2006) (Argentina) (VHS) (re-release)
- Punto Zero (2007) (Italy) (DVD)
- Reel Media International (2007) (World-wide)
- Kino Video (2002) (United States) (DVD)
- Alpha Video Distributors (2003) (United States) (DVD)
- Aberle-media (2011) (Germany) (DVD)
- Süddeutsche Zeitung (2012) (Germany) (DVD)
- Cohen Media Group (2014) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Film Detective (2015) (United States) (DVD)
- The Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division (United States) (theatrical)
- Republic Pictures Home Video (United States) (VHS)
- Republic Pictures Home Video (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Titanio Home Entertainment (2013) (Mexico) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Modern VideoFilm (post-production facilities) (restoration)
- Western Costume Company (costumes)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Intolerance and its terrible effects are examined in four historical eras: In ancient Babylon, a mountain girl is caught up in the religious rivalry that leads to the city's downfall. In Judea, the hypocritical Pharisees condemn Jesus Christ. In 1572 Paris, unaware of the impending St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre, two young Huguenots prepare for marriage. Finally, in modern America, social reformers destroy the lives of a young woman and her beloved.
Written by Erik Gregersen |
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| Taglines | The Cruel Hand of Intolerance See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $385,907 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | During filming of the battle sequences, many of the extras got so into their characters that they caused real injury to one another. At the end of one shooting day, a total of 60 injuries were treated at the production's hospital tent. See more » |
| Goofs | One of the early title cards in the Judean sequence refers to Jesus having been from "the carpenter shop in Bethlehem". Though he was born in Bethlehem, he worked with his father in a carpenter shop in Nazareth, which is why he was known as Jesus of Nazareth. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into The Fall of Babylon (1919). See more » |
| Crazy Credits | Constance Talmadge is credited as 'Georgia Pearce' for her performance as Marguerite de Valois in the French Story. She is credited under her own name in the role of The Mountain Girl in the Babylonian Story. See more » |
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Intertitle:
When women cease to attract men, they often turn to reform as a second option. See more » |