Product Details

• Actors: Richard Barthelmess, Kate Bruce, Emily Fitzroy, Lillian Gish, Creighton Hale
• Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Dolby, DVD, Silent, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Alpha Video
• DVD Release Date: September 28, 2004
• Run Time: 126 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0002PYSVU
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #56,495 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good print but not the original version, May 6, 2008

By	Burritoman "burritoman" - See all my reviews

This Alpha release of "Way Down East" is easily one of the better ones the company has on the market. The print is extremely watchable and tastefully packaged (completely unlike their version of "Orphans Of The Storm"). However, note that the print used is a re-edited version Griffith recut for the film's re-release in 1930, a decade after the movie's original release.
So that means that Griffith fans will want to have this dvd in their collections but also need to have the original version from the Image or Kino releases...

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Way Down East, January 27, 2009

By	Scott Packard (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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I just love the old silent movies. This was one of Griffith's best. Love that young Lillian Gish. Great story. Highly recommended.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Film, December 10, 2004

By	Ivan Rurik (Dallas, Texas USA) - See all my reviews

This is a beautiful film that, like other DW Griffith films of the period, examines a contemporary social issue, the pain that accompanied the social ostracism of unwed mothers, with great sensitivity. All of the actors are superb but Lillian Gish's delightfully expressive face is, as always, a particularly moving testament to the skill of a great actress.