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| The Greatest Thing in Life | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | D. W. Griffith |
| Written by | Lillian Gish D. W. Griffith Stanner E.V. Taylor |
| Produced by | D. W. Griffith |
| Starring | Robert Harron Lillian Gish |
| Cinematography | G. W. Bitzer, Henrik Sartov (*French) |
| Edited by | James Smith |
Production company | Famous Players–Lasky / Artcraft |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Greatest Thing in Life is a 1918 American silent drama film about World War I, directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Lillian Gish, Robert Harron, and David Butler. The film is now considered lost as no prints are known to exist.[1][2][3][4]
This film was released later in the same year as Griffith's more famous World War I film, Hearts of the World, which also stars Lillian Gish and Robert Harron. The Greatest Thing in Life was renowned for two main aspects: the groundbreaking portrait photography style of Henrik Sartov,[5] and a "new and daring" interracial kiss between a white officer and a black soldier (both male).[6]
- ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893–1993:The Greatest Thing in Life
- ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: The Greatest Thing in Life". silentera.com. Retrieved June 19, 2008.
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Greatest Thing in Life
- ^ The Greatest Thing in Life at TheGreatStars.com; Lost Films Wanted(Wayback Machine)
- ^ Merrit, Russel, quoted in The Griffith Project. Usai, Paolo Cherchi, and Cynthia Rowell, eds. Vol. 9: Films Produced in 1916-8. London: British Film Institute, 2005. Pgs. 196-9.
- ^ Gish, Lillian, with Ann Pinchot. Lillian Gish: The Movies, Mr. Griffith, and Me, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1969. Pgs. 202.