Way Down East

Way Down East
Way Down East
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	D. W. Griffith
Written by	Anthony Paul Kelly; D. W. Griffith (uncredited); Joseph R. Grismer (adaptation);
Based on	Way Down East; by Lottie Blair Parker
Produced by	D. W. Griffith (uncredited)
Starring	Lillian Gish; Richard Barthelmess; Lowell Sherman; Burr McIntosh;
Cinematography	G.W. Bitzer
Edited by	James Smith; Rose Smith;
Music by	Louis Silvers; William Frederick Peters;
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date	September 3, 1920;
Running time	148 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)
Budget	$800,000 or $635,000
Box office	$7,500,000

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Way Down East is a 1920 American silent romantic drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Lillian Gish. It is one of four film adaptations of the melodramatic 19th century play of the same name by Lottie Blair Parker. There were two earlier silent versions and one sound version in 1935 starring Henry Fonda.^[3] Griffith's version is particularly remembered for its climax in which Gish's character is rescued from doom on an icy river.

^ "Big Picture Costs and Road Show Profits". Variety. March 18, 1925. p. 27. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Griffith's 20 Year Record". Variety. September 5, 1928. p. 12. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
^ Way Down East at IMDb.