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''The Greatest Thing in Life'' is a 1918 American silent drama film about World War I, directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Lillian Gish, Robert Harron, and David Butler. The film is now considered lost, as no prints are known to exist.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Silent Era: The Greatest Thing in Life )〕 〔(The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:''The Greatest Thing in Life'' )〕 〔(''The Greatest Thing in Life'' at TheGreatStars.com; Lost Films Wanted )〕 This film was released later in the same year as Griffith's more famous World War I film, ''Hearts of the World'', which also stars Lillian Gish and Robert Harron. ''The Greatest Thing in Life'' was renowned for two main aspects: the groundbreaking portrait photography style of Henrik Sartov,〔Merrit, Russel, quoted in ''The Griffith Project''. Usai, Paolo Cherchi, and Cynthia Rowell, eds. Vol. 9: Films Produced in 1916-8. London: British Film Institute, 2005. Pgs. 196-9.〕 and a "new and daring" interracial kiss between a white officer and a black soldier (both male).〔Gish, Lillian, with Ann Pinchot. ''Lillian Gish: The Movies, Mr. Griffith, and Me'', Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1969. Pgs. 202.〕 ==Cast== * Robert Harron as Edward Livingston * Lillian Gish as Jeannette Peret * David Butler as Mr. Le Bebe * Peaches Jackson as Miss Peaches * Adolph Lestina as Leo Peret * Elmo Lincoln as The American soldier * Edward Peil Sr. as The German officer * Kate Bruce as Jeannette's aunt * ZaSu Pitts as (scenes deleted) * Ernest Butterworth as (uncredited) * Carol Dempster as Dancer (uncredited) * Fred Malatesta as (uncredited) * Lucille Young as (uncredited) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Greatest Thing in Life」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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