Movie

Orphans of the Storm

“A dramatic epic”

★ 6.8(104)19212h 30m

Orphans of the Storm is available to rent or buy on Sooner in France. It isn't on a subscription streaming service there yet. Availability checked 23 July 2026.

Where to watch Orphans of the Storm

🇫🇷 France

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Good to know

Director: D.W. Griffith
Release date: 1921-12-28
Runtime: 2h 30m
Language: No Language
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Studio: D.W. Griffith Productions

About Orphans of the Storm

Orphans of the Storm is a 1921 movie in the Drama, History and Romance genres, directed by D.W. Griffith, starring Lillian Gish, Dorothy Gish and Joseph Schildkraut. It has a runtime of 2 hours 30 minutes. It holds an average rating of 6.8/10 from 104 viewers. Below you can see where to watch Orphans of the Storm in France — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

France, on the eve of the French Revolution. Henriette and Louise have been raised together as sisters. When the plague that takes their parents' lives causes Louise's blindness, they decide to travel to Paris in search of a cure, but they separate when a lustful aristocrat crosses their path.

Cast

Lillian Gish

Henriette Girard

Dorothy Gish

Louise Girard

Joseph Schildkraut

Chevalier de Vaudrey

Creighton Hale

Picard

Monte Blue

Danton

Sidney Herbert

Robespierre

Lucille La Verne

Mother Frochard

Sheldon Lewis

Jacques Frochard

Frank Puglia

Pierre

Morgan Wallace

Marquis de Praille

Frank Losee

Count de Linieres

Leslie King

Jacques-Forget-Not

Themes & keywords

paris, francefrench revolutionbased on play or musicalremakefemale protagonistsilent film18th centuryblindnessaristocracysister sister relationshipfrench history