Judith of bethulia is a 1914 american silent film produced and directed by d. Mae marsh, robert harron, billy bitzer, silent film, silent movie stars, free classic film, old movies, silent film streaming. Walthall holoferness, mae marsh naomi, robert harron nathan, j. Filmed in 19 and released in 1914, it was one of the first fulllength feature films. In contrast to judith of bethulia, this is a fastpaced film with more intertitles and various messages to think about. In ancient times, a valiant young woman accedes to an assyrian ruler in order to take a carefully wrought vengeance on him and his hated nation. Overview of judith of bethulia, 1914, directed by d. The book of judith second or early first century b. Judith, a beautiful and beloved widow, prays for guidance and has a vision that she must offer herself as a sacrifice to holofernes in order to save bethulia. The return of judith to bethulia, 1472 1473 sandro. Judith of bethulia also known as her condoned sin in the usa. She enters the book bearing her name when the assyrians have cut off the water supply of bethulia, the town at the entrance of the narrow corridor leading to jerusalem judith 7. Judith of bethulia 1914 kinoxto kbs downloaden judith of bethulia 1914 torrent kbs downloaden hot.
From a literary perspective, the book is an artistic masterpiece, constructed in two parts 1. The return of judith to bethulia was created in 1473 by sandro botticelli in early renaissance style. Judith of bethulia wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. The return of judith to bethulia by botticelli, sandro. I enjoyed both films very much and recommend them to anyone interested in good quality early films. The picture was probably created in pendant with the discovery of the murder of holofernes. The bravados classic western, full movie, gregory peck, english free full western films duration. This saga of the chaste widow judith, draped with baubles, bangles and beads, undergoing dishonor and humiliation for a good cause in old jerusalem is busch at his wittiest and most hysterically funny. This suits the portrayal of judith as a chaste widow and the books emphasis on following religious.
Their forces numbered a hundred and seventy thousand infantry and. This first full feature film, filmed in 19 and released in 1914, by griffith is based on the biblical story of judith and holofernes, regarded as part of the apocrypha by the protestants and of the deuterocanon by the catholics, and on the tragedy judith of bethulia by thomas bailey aldrich. Engraving in black on ivory laid paper since the renaissance the biblical story of the wily widow judiths slaying of the assyrian general holofernes appeared in a multitude of artworks. Judith addressing the elders of bethulia, plate three from the story of judith and holofernes. Judith 1 good news translation gnt the war between nebuchadnezzar and arphaxad. This suits the portrayal of judith as a chaste widow and the books emphasis on following religious rules. If treated as a real geographical name, it can be explained as a composite word built from betulah, virgin, and jah, the proper name of god, so literally yhwhs virgin. The name bethulia in hebrew can be associated, in an allegorical sense, with bethel house of god. Judith of bethulia je americki crnobijeli nijemi film biblijske tematike, snimljen 1914. Find more prominent pieces of mythological painting at. Naslovnu ulogu je tumacila blanche sweet, a ulogu holoferna tumacio henry b. 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. Judith of bethulia is the first and only, up to this point in time drama that i have seen on a deuterocanonical book in the bible.
This is a clip from judith of bethulia 1914, starring blanche sweet, henry b. Judith of bethulia 1914 full movie download full hd youtube. Within several years of its release, the company stopped making movies. After this every one returned home to his own inheritance, and judith went to bethulia, and remained on her estate, and was honored in her time throughout the whole country. Media in category judith of bethulia the following 8 files are in this category, out of 8 total. Judith of bethulia wikipedia bahasa melayu, ensiklopedia. Judith of bethulia is a film starring blanche sweet and henry b. Numerous correspondences between the two halves of the story. Guarda ora the story is from the biblical book of judith. Griffith, berdasarkan pementasan dengan judul yang sama oleh thomas bailey aldrich. Walthall, mae marsh, robert harron, harry carey, lillian gish and dorothy gish alpha video 2012 dvd edition.
Judith of bethulia is in fourandahalf reels, founded upon the biblical tale, with the captions probably culled from the poem of thomas bailey aldrich. The story of judith is in the apocryphal book of judith. Griffith directed sweet in judith of bethulia, the last film he made for biograph. The film was the first featurelength film made by pioneering film company biograph, although the second that biograph released shortly after its completion and a disagreement griffith had with. Walthall, mae marsh, robert harron, kate bruce and lillian gish.
The film was the first featurelength film made by pioneering film company biograph, although the second that biograph released shortly after its completion and a disagreement griffith had with biograph. The judean fortress of bethulia is attacked by the powerful army of nebuchadnezzar, led by holofernes. Bethulia, an israelite town, was threatened by the king nebuchadnezzars assyrian. The film was the first featurelength film made by pioneering film company biograph, although the second that biograph released. Charles busch discussing his play judith of bethulia. Judith of bethulia is an american film starring blanche sweet and henry b. Streamcloud judith of bethulia 1914 deutsch stream. Consider the underrated judith of bethulia, which utilizes many of griffiths signature techniques to tell a grandiose historical tale and exhibits its own array of indelible images. State rights sale for judith of bethulia motion picture.
The walls withstand the assault, but many people are killed and holofernes lays the fortress under siege. The only other film that i can think of is the animated one called maccabees. The siege, which has lasted 34 days, has made the people fractious, thirsty, and bitter judith 7. Judith of bethulia is a film in which the techniques are recognizable which made the american director famous in the silent world, even though this film exposes them in a subtle way. Judith of bethulia 1914 merupakan filem lakonan blanche sweet dan henry b. During the siege of the jewish city of bethulia by the assyrians led by the brutish holofernes henry walthall, a widow named judith blanche sweet has a plan to stop the war as her people suffer starvation and are ready to surrender.