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This article is about the film. The Fall of Babylon.

The Fall of Babylon is a 1919 American drama film, written and directed by D.W. Griffith.

Storyline

This is the story of Babylonia in 539 B.C ruled by Prince Belshazzar and King Nabonidus. A mountain girl is saved from the Marriage Market by Belshazzar and falls in love with him. High Priest of Bel sends a messenger to Cyrus, king of the Persia to destroy Babylonia. Mountain girl overhears the messenger to Cyrus and try to warn Belshazzar, but no one takes her seriously. The Persians set the palace on fire and Babylon falls.

Taglines

<<Daily Times, Warsaw, Ind. 14 June 1920>>

50,000 Players take part
4000 Dancing girls
10,500 Horses and wild beasts
$2,000,000 Cost

Release Date

United States, The Fall of Babylon, July 21, 1919
France, La Chute de Babylone, Alternative Title: La Mort de Babylone, November 4, 1921
Bulgaria, Padaneto na Vavilon, January 1, 1924
United Kingdom, The Fall of Babylon, March 3, 1924

Production Companies

D.W. Griffith Productions

Distributors

D.W. Griffith Service, United States, 1919, theatrical
Film Booking Offices, United Kingdom, 1924, theatrical

Technical specs

Runtime, 1 hour 22 minutes
Color, Black and White
Sound mix, Silent
Aspect ratio, 1.33 : 1

Top cast

Rest of cast listed

Rest of cast

Produced by

D.W. Griffith

Cinematography by

G.W. Bitzer

References

Warsaw Daily Times. Warsaw, Ind. 14 June 1920

The Fall of Babylon (1919) - IMDb

Constance Talmadge	...	The Mountain Girl (archive footage)
Tully Marshall	...	The High Priest of Bel (archive footage)
Alfred Paget	...	The Prince Belshazzar (archive footage)
Carl Stockdale	...	Nabonidus - King of Babylonia (archive footage)
Seena Owen	...	Attarea - Favorite of Belshazzar (archive footage)
Loyola O'Connor	...	Attarea's Slave (archive footage)
George Siegmann	...	Cyrus the Persian (archive footage)
Elmo Lincoln	...	The Mighty Man of Valour (archive footage)
Erich von Ritzau	...	A Pharisee (archive footage) (as Baron von Ritzan)
Erich von Stroheim	...	A Pharisee (archive footage) (as Count von Stroheim)
Kate Bruce	...	Babylonian Mother (archive footage)
Howard Scott	...	Babylonian Dandy (archive footage)
Alma Rubens	...	Girl in Marriage Market (archive footage)
Ruth Darling	...	Girl in Marriage Market (archive footage)
Margaret Mooney	...	Girl in Marriage Market (archive footage)
George Fawcett	...	Babylonian Judge (archive footage)
Mildred Harris	...	A Favorite of the Harem (archive footage)
Pauline Starke	...	A Favorite of the Harem (archive footage) (as Pauline Stark)
Elmer Clifton	...	The Rhapsode (archive footage)
Winifred Westover	...	Favorite of Egibi (archive footage) (as Winnifred Westover)
James Curley	...	Charioteer of Cyrus (archive footage)

Ted Shawn	...	Dancer of Tammuz
Ruth St. Denis	...	Dancer of Tammuz
George Beranger	...	Second Priest of Bel (archive footage) (uncredited)
Edward Burns	...	Charioteer of the Priest of Bel (archive footage) (uncredited)
James Burns	...	Charioteer of the Second Priest of Bel (archive footage) (uncredited)
Frank Campeau	...	Extra (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jewel Carmen	...	Favorite of the Harem (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lotta Clifton	...	Second Dancer of Tammuz (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dark Cloud	...	Ethiopian Chieftain (archive footage) (uncredited)
Gino Corrado	...	The Runner (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jack Cosgrave	...	Chief Eunuch (archive footage) (uncredited)
Donald Crisp	...	Extra (archive footage) (uncredited)
Denishawn Dancers	...	Dancers (archive footage) (uncredited)
Nigel De Brulier	...	Extra (archive footage) (uncredited)
Carol Dempster	...	Favorite of the Harem (archive footage) (uncredited)
Taylor N. Duncan	...	Captain of the Gate (archive footage) (uncredited)
Charles Eagle Eye	...	Barbarian Chieftain (archive footage) (uncredited)
Martin Landry	...	Auctioneer (archive footage) (uncredited)
Robert Lawler	...	Babylonian Judge (archive footage) (uncredited)
Wilfred Lucas	...	Extra (archive footage) (uncredited)
Arthur Meyer	...	Brother of the Mountain Girl (archive footage) (uncredited)
Felix Modjeska	...	Bodyguard to the Princess (archive footage) (uncredited)
Owen Moore	...	Extra (archive footage) (uncredited)
Carmel Myers	...	Favorite of the Harem (archive footage) (uncredited)
Wallace Reid	...	Boy Killed in Fighting (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ah Singh	...	First Priest of Nergel (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ranji Singh	...	Second Priest of Nergel (archive footage) (uncredited)
Eve Southern	...	Favorite of the Harem (archive footage) (uncredited)
Madame Sul-Te-Wan	...	Girl of the Marriage Market (archive footage) (uncredited)
Natalie Talmadge	...	Favorite of the Harem (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ethel Grey Terry	...	Favorite of the Harem (archive footage) (uncredited)
Charles Van Courtlandt	...	Gobryas - Lieutenant of Cyrus (archive footage) (uncredited)
Anna Mae Walthall	...	Favorite of the Harem (archive footage) (uncredited)
Grace Wilson	...	First Dancer of Tammuz (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tammany Young	...	Extra (archive footage) (uncredited)