The Unchanging Sea (1910)
In this story set at a seaside fishing village and inspired by a Charles Kingsley poem, a young couple's happy life is turned about by an accident. The husband, although saved from drowning, loses his memory. A child is on the way, and soon a daughter is born to his wife. We watch the passage of time, as his daughter matures and his wife ages. The daughter becomes a lovely young woman, herself ready for marriage. One day on the beach, the familiarity of the sea and the surroundings triggers a return of her father's memory, and we are reminded that although people age and change, the sea and the ways of the fisherfolk remain eternal.
- Date of release
- 1910-05-05
- TMDB
- 6.4 / 10 (42)
- Runtime
- 14m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- D.W. Griffith
Casting
- Arthur V. Johnson — The Fisherman
- Linda Arvidson — The Fisherman's Wife
- Mary Pickford — The Daughter as an Adult
- Gladys Egan — The Daughter as a Small Child
- Charles West — The Daughter's Sweetheart
- Dell Henderson — The Rescuer
- Kate Bruce — Villager (uncredited)
- Alfred Paget — Villager (uncredited)
- Dorothy West — Villager (uncredited)
- Frank Opperman — In Second Village (uncredited)
Interesting facts
The Unchanging Sea is a 1910 American silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. A print of the film survives in the Library of Congress film archive.
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