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Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me

198855mMovieDocumentary

Called "the first lady of the silent screen," Lillian Gish was the archetypal silent film heroine — the delicate damsel in distress, stranded on a swift-moving ice floe, cowering before a sadistic brute. The film showcases generous footage…

DirectorTerry Sanders

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Cast · Directed by Terry Sanders

LGLillian Gish
Lillian Gish
Herself, Archive footage
DGDorothy Gish
Dorothy Gish
(Archive footage)
ESEva Marie Saint
Eva Marie Saint
Narrator

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