Judith of Bethulia

Name: Judith of Bethulia
Genre: Drama, History, War
Released: 1914-03-08
Duration: 72 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Blanche Sweet, Henry B. Walthall, Mae Marsh, Robert Harron, Kate Bruce

1914·Drama·1h 12m

7.1

★

Griffith adapts the story of the Apocryphal Book of Judith to the screen. During the siege of the Jewish city of Bethulia by the Assyrian tyrant Holofernes, a widow named Judith forms a plan to stop the war as her people suffer in starvation, nearly ready to surrender.

Directed by D.W. Griffith

bible

siege

attack

disguise

IMDB

N/A

Cast

Blanche Sweet

Judith

Henry B. Walthall

Holofernes

Mae Marsh

Naomi

Robert Harron

Nathan

Kate Bruce

Judtih's Maid

Lillian Gish

The Young Mother

Dorothy Gish

Crippled Beggar

J. Jiquel Lanoe

Eunuch Attendant

Gertrude Bambrick

Assyrian Dancer

Harry Carey

Assyrian Traitor

Lionel Barrymore

Extra (uncredited)

Crew

D.W. Griffith

Director

Frank E. Woods

Writer

Billy Bitzer

Director of Photography

Popular Reviews

5 reviews

ken

7.0★ · 04/29/26

**One Year One Film (5/116)**
Judith is one brave leader. Not gonna lie, the first half was pretty boring, then it redeemed itself with the rest of the film. Great camera work, super impressed with the war shots and production. However, there were so many sped up scenes; sometimes enhances the chaos of the situation, but other times came off as goofy. Some scenes also felt repetitive as they’re similar in nature. Overall, a pretty solid classic.

Giò

5.0★ · 08/30/25

sam

7.0★ · 10/29/21

Lewis

5.5★ · 01/10/19

NimishPRO

8.0★ · 12/10/18