Revelation (1918 film)

Revelation (1918 film)
Directed by George D. Baker
Produced by Metro Pictures
Written by Ethel Browning (scenario)
George D. Baker (scenario)
Based on The Rose Bush of a Thousand Years 
by Mabel Wagnals
Starring Alla Nazimova
Cinematography Ray Smallwood
Eugene Gaudio
Distributed by Metro Pictures
Release dates
February 17, 1918
Running time
70 minutes
Country United States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

Revelation is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by George D. Baker and starring Alla Nazimova. The film was produced and distributed through Metro Pictures.[1][2]

A print of the film has been preserved.[3]

Plot

As described in a film magazine,[4] Joline (Nazimova), a young dancer, attracts the attentions of a young artist, Paul (Bryant), and she consents to pose for him. He receives a commission to paint a picture of the Madonna beside a sacred rose bush at a monastery. Events bring Joline to a realization of her useless life and she leaves Paul to devote the rest of her life to a good cause. The war reunites the two lovers when Paul, a soldier, is wounded and Joline is called on care for him.

Cast

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