Film record

Way Down East

1920Feature film145 minVerification: Verified

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Production countries
United States
Languages
English
Genres
drama film · romance film · melodrama · silent film

Credits

Cinematography

Billy Bitzer — Cinematography
Hendrik Sartov — Cinematography

Costume

Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon — Costume design

Direction

D. W. Griffith — Directing

Editing

James Smith — Editing

Music

Louis Silvers — Music composition

Cast

Lillian Gish — Acting
Lowell Sherman — Acting
Burr McIntosh — Acting
Kate Bruce — Acting
Creighton Hale — Acting
Emily Fitzroy — Acting
Carol Dempster — Acting
Norma Shearer — Acting
Una Merkel — Acting
Mary Hay — Acting
Porter Strong — Acting
Edgar Nelson — Acting
Vivia Ogden — Acting
George Neville — Acting

Production

D. W. Griffith — Production

Writing

Anthony Paul Kelly — Screenwriting
D. W. Griffith — Screenwriting
Documented participation

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Distribution

Netflix

International
Verified

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Releases by territory

United States · Original release
26 Aug 1920Checked 29 Sep 2026
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