The White Sister (1923 film)

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The White Sister (1923 film) is a silent romantic drama directed by Henry King and starring Lillian Gish, adapted from F. Marion Crawford’s novel about a young woman who becomes a nun after believing her lover has died.

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instanceOf silent film
authorOfSourceWork F. Marion Crawford NERFINISHED
basedOn The White Sister (novel) NERFINISHED
blackAndWhite true
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Henry King NERFINISHED
distributor Metro Pictures NERFINISHED
era silent era
filmFormat 35 mm
filmingLocations Italy NERFINISHED
North Africa NERFINISHED
genre romantic drama
silent drama
hasIntertitlesLanguage English
hasRemake The White Sister (1933 film) NERFINISHED
leadActorForCharacter Lillian Gish as Angela Chiaromonte
Ronald Colman as Giovanni Severi
leadCharacter Angela Chiaromonte NERFINISHED
Giovanni Severi NERFINISHED
medium celluloid film
musicForReleases accompanied by various musical scores in later screenings
narrativeTheme religious devotion
romantic love
sacrifice
notableFor Lillian Gish’s performance
location shooting in Italy
originalLanguage Silent film (English intertitles)
plotSummary A young woman becomes a nun after believing her lover has died, only to face a conflict when he returns alive.
producer Charles H. Duell Jr. NERFINISHED
Inspiration Pictures NERFINISHED
Samuel Goldwyn NERFINISHED
productionCompany Inspiration Pictures NERFINISHED
releaseYear 1923
runtime approximately 135 minutes
setting Italy NERFINISHED
starring Alfred Allen NERFINISHED
Charles Lane NERFINISHED
Gail Kane NERFINISHED
George MacQuarrie NERFINISHED
J. Barney Sherry NERFINISHED
John Miljan NERFINISHED
Lillian Gish NERFINISHED
Ronald Colman NERFINISHED
timePeriodOfSetting early 20th century
title The White Sister NERFINISHED

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Sidney Franklin notableWork The White Sister (1923 film)
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this entity surface form: The White Sister (1933 film)
Sidney Franklin directed The White Sister (1923 film)
Sidney Franklin directed The White Sister (1923 film)
this entity surface form: The White Sister (1933 film)
Frank Lloyd directed The White Sister (1923 film)