Principal cast
Lillian Gish, Mae Marsh, Robert Harron, F.A. Turner and Sam De Grasse
Film 291 of 498 on the Screen Path
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
The Cruel Hand of Intolerance
About the film
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1916 film at stop 291 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
The story of a poor young woman, separated by prejudice from her husband and baby, is interwoven with tales of intolerance from throughout history.
Key craft credits
Billy Bitzer (director of photography), D.W. Griffith (editor), James Smith (editor), Rose Smith (editor) and Tod Browning (screenplay)
- Director
- D.W. Griffith
- Release
- 1916-09-05
- Runtime
- 197 minutes
- Genres
- Drama and History
- Country
- United States
- Quiz
- 50 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.
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Before you watch
Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.
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After the film
Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.
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Quiz yourself
Answer 50 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
50 questions in this journeyCitizen Kane is the complete public example: both learning videos and a five-question sample quiz are available below.
Start the example →Full cast
Full cast
- Lillian GishCharacter: The Woman Who Rocks the Cradle
- Mae MarshCharacter: The Dear One (Modern Story)
- Robert HarronCharacter: The Boy (Modern Story)
- F.A. TurnerCharacter: The Girl's Father (Modern Story)
- Sam De GrasseCharacter: Arthur Jenkins (Modern Story)
- Vera LewisCharacter: Mary T. Jenkins (Modern Story)
- Lillian LangdonCharacter: Mary, the Mother (Judean Story)
- Olga GreyCharacter: Mary Magdalene (Judean Story)
- Erich von RitzauCharacter: First Pharisee (Judean Story)
- Bessie LoveCharacter: The Bride of Cana (Judean Story)
- Margery WilsonCharacter: Brown Eyes (French Story)
- Eugene PalletteCharacter: Prosper Latour (French Story)
Full crew
Full crew
- D.W. GriffithCredits: Scenario Writer, Director, Editor, Production Design, Costume Design, Makeup Artist, Presenter
- Billy BitzerCredits: Director of Photography
- Anita LoosCredits: Writer
- Frank E. WoodsCredits: Writer, Production Supervisor
- Hettie Grey BakerCredits: Title Graphics
- Tod BrowningCredits: Screenplay, Second Assistant Director
- Mary H. O'ConnorCredits: Title Graphics
- James SmithCredits: Editor
- Rose SmithCredits: Editor
- Clare WestCredits: Costume Design
- Robert AndersonCredits: Makeup Artist
- Leo NomisCredits: Stunts
- Allan DwanCredits: Grip, Second Assistant Director
- Shorty EnglishCredits: Carpenter
- Frank WortmanCredits: Set Designer
- Ralph M. DeLacyCredits: Property Master
- Walter L. HallCredits: Art Direction, Set Designer
- Arthur BertheletCredits: Second Assistant Director
- Monte BlueCredits: Second Assistant Director
- Christy CabanneCredits: Second Assistant Director
- Elmer CliftonCredits: First Assistant Director
- Jack ConwayCredits: Second Assistant Director
- Edward DillonCredits: Second Assistant Director
- Victor FlemingCredits: Second Assistant Director
- Sidney FranklinCredits: Second Unit
- Joseph HenaberyCredits: First Assistant Director
- George W. HillCredits: Second Assistant Director
- Lloyd IngrahamCredits: Second Assistant Director
- George Nichols Jr.Credits: Second Assistant Director
- Mike SiebertCredits: Second Assistant Director
- George SiegmannCredits: First Assistant Director
- W.S. Van DykeCredits: Second Assistant Director
- Martin AguerreCredits: Construction Coordinator
- Halsted SullivanCredits: Assistant Property Master
- R. Ellis WalesCredits: Set Designer
- Hal SullivanCredits: Special Effects
- Charles Eagle EyeCredits: Stunts
- Louis BitzerCredits: First Assistant Camera
- Joe AllerCredits: Assistant Editor
- Gertrude BambrickCredits: Choreographer
- Ruth St. DenisCredits: Choreographer
- Erich von StroheimCredits: Assistant Production Manager
- Robert AndersonCredits: Technical Supervisor
- Walt WhitmanCredits: Poem
- Karl BrownCredits: Camera Operator
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