Les Deux Orphelines

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Les Deux Orphelines is a 19th-century French melodramatic play, best known as the source material for several film adaptations, including D.W. Griffith’s silent epic "Orphans of the Storm."

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instanceOf French play ⓘ
melodrama ⓘ
stage play ⓘ
author Adolphe d’Ennery ⓘ
Eugène Cormon ⓘ
basedOn original story by Adolphe d’Ennery ⓘ
circulation performed in Europe ⓘ
performed in North America ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
firstPerformanceDate 1874 ⓘ
genre drama ⓘ
melodrama ⓘ
hasAdaptation Le due orfanelle (Italian film adaptation) ⓘ
linked to: Les Deux Orphelines

Orphans of the Storm ⓘ
The Two Orphans (1915 film) ⓘ
linked to: The Two Orphans

The Two Orphans (1933 film) ⓘ
The Two Orphans (1942 film) ⓘ
The Two Orphans (1947 film) ⓘ
The Two Orphans (1965 film) ⓘ
hasStageRevival multiple international revivals ⓘ
historicalContext French Revolutionary era setting ⓘ
influenced silent film melodrama ⓘ
mainCharacters two orphaned sisters ⓘ
notableAdaptor D. W. Griffith ⓘ
notableFilmAdaptation Orphans of the Storm ⓘ
notableFor being widely adapted for cinema ⓘ
popular success in 19th-century French theatre ⓘ
numberOfActs 5 ⓘ
originalLanguage French ⓘ
originalMedium theatre ⓘ
performanceType spoken drama ⓘ
placeOfFirstPerformance Paris ⓘ
publicationCentury 19th century ⓘ
settingLocation Paris ⓘ
settingPeriod French Revolution ⓘ
theme class differences ⓘ
sacrifice ⓘ
sisterhood ⓘ
social injustice ⓘ
title Les Deux Orphelines ⓘ
translatedTitle The Two Orphans ⓘ
workForm play script ⓘ

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Orphans of the Storm → basedOn → Les Deux Orphelines ⓘ
The Two Orphans → originalTitle → Les Deux Orphelines ⓘ
Les Deux Orphelines → title → Les Deux Orphelines ⓘ
Les Deux Orphelines → hasAdaptation → Le due orfanelle (Italian film adaptation) ⓘ
linked to: Les Deux Orphelines