The Two Orphans

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:play
gptkb:film
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Clara_Morris
gptkb:Eugène_Labiche
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:television_series
gptkb:film
gptkbp:based_on play by Adolphe d' Ennery and Eugène Cormon
gptkbp:character_development strong female leads
gptkbp:cinematography gptkb:G._W._Bitzer
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:critical_reception mixed reviews
gptkbp:cultural_impact influenced later melodramas
gptkbp:cultural_significance represents early 20th-century cinema.
gptkbp:depicts class struggle
family bonds
orphaned children
gptkbp:directed_by gptkb:D._W._Griffith
gptkbp:distributor gptkb:Triangle_Film_Corporation
gptkbp:edited_by gptkb:D._W._Griffith
gptkbp:film_festival various silent film festivals
gptkbp:filmography black-and-white
gptkbp:follows gptkb:The_Birth_of_a_Nation
gptkbp:genre gptkb:temple
gptkb:High_School
gptkbp:historical_context silent film era
post-World War I America
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Two Orphans
gptkbp:influenced_by French theatre
theatrical techniques
Victorian melodrama
realism in cinema
gptkbp:is_available_on gptkb:streaming_platforms
gptkb:DJ
gptkbp:language gptkb:Actor
English
gptkbp:legacy considered a classic
influenced future filmmakers
part of film history curriculum
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:Louise
Henriette
gptkbp:music_by gptkb:Joseph_Carl_Breil
gptkbp:notable_appearance the climax scene
the rescue scene
the reunion scene
gptkbp:notable_feature social commentary
emotional performances
use of close-ups
gptkbp:notable_for Lillian Gish's performance
gptkbp:precedes Intolerance
gptkbp:premiered_on 1858
gptkbp:produced_by gptkb:D._W._Griffith
gptkbp:release_date February 1915
gptkbp:released 1915
gptkbp:remake gptkb:The_Two_Orphans_(1933_film)
gptkb:The_Two_Orphans_(1965_film)
gptkbp:runtime approximately 60 minutes
gptkbp:screenplay_by gptkb:D._W._Griffith
gptkbp:set_in 19th century France
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:starring gptkb:Dorothy_Gish
gptkb:Robert_Harron
gptkb:Lillian_Gish
gptkb:Henry_B._Walthall
gptkbp:themes gptkb:Saint
gptkb:family
social injustice
abandonment
gptkbp:written_by gptkb:Dion_Boucicault