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Way Down East poster

A D.W. GRIFFITH FILM

Way Down East

19202h 30mNRMovie

DramaRomance

IMDb7.3/ 10 · 6.4K votes

A SIMPLE STORY FOR PLAIN PEOPLE.

A naïve country girl is tricked into a sham marriage by a wealthy womanizer, then must rebuild her life despite the taint of having borne a child out of wedlock.

Melancholic
Bittersweet
Heartwarming
Love
Small town
Period piece

Pace: Measured
Intensity: Moderate
Complexity: Easy watch

Good for talking about after and a rainy day. Contains self-harm or suicide and a child in peril.

DirectorD.W. Griffith

FormatFeature film

TMDB6.9 / 10

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The people behind the story

Top cast

Lillian GishAnna Moore

Richard BarthelmessDavid Bartlett

Lowell ShermanLennox Sanderson

Burr McIntoshSquire Bartlett

Kate BruceMother Bartlett

Mrs. David LandauAnna Moore's Mother

Josephine BernardMrs. Emma Tremont

Mrs. Morgan BelmontDiana Tremont

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