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The Unchanging Sea

The Unchanging Sea

19106.40h 14m

Overview

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.

Directed by D.W. Griffith
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Top Cast

Arthur V. Johnson

Arthur V. Johnson

The Fisherman

Linda Arvidson

Linda Arvidson

The Fisherman's Wife

Mary Pickford

Mary Pickford

The Daughter as an Adult

Gladys Egan

Gladys Egan

The Daughter as a Small Child

Charles West

Charles West

The Daughter's Sweetheart

Dell Henderson

Dell Henderson

The Rescuer

Kate Bruce

Kate Bruce

Villager (uncredited)

Alfred Paget

Alfred Paget

Villager (uncredited)

Frank Opperman

Frank Opperman

In Second Village (uncredited)

Dorothy West

Dorothy West

Villager (uncredited)

Themes & Keywords

memory lossbased on song, poem or rhymesilent filmpassage of time

About The Unchanging Sea

The Unchanging Sea is a drama film released in 1910 exploring themes of memory loss, based on song, poem or rhyme, silent film, passage of time. Directed by D.W. Griffith, it stars Arthur V. Johnson, Linda Arvidson, Mary Pickford. 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.

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