Cinematography: Hendrik Sartov

The best movies, series, and documentaries with cinematography by Hendrik Sartov. Explore visually stunning titles that highlight an exceptional filmmaking.


Isn't Life Wonderful

1924 · Movie · 115 min. · United States

Direction D.W. Griffith

Cast Carol Dempster · Neil Hamilton · Erville Alderson · Helen Lowell

Plot A family of Polish refugees tries to survive in post-World War I Germany. For a while it seems that they are making it, but soon the economic and political deterioration...

7.5

66 votes

7.5

66 votes

Way Down East

1920 · Movie · 165 min. · United States

Direction D.W. Griffith

Cast Lillian Gish · Richard Barthelmess · Lowell Sherman · Burr McIntosh

Plot Lillian Gish stars as a small-town girl who is seduced, impregnated, and cast aside by Lennox Sanderson, a wealthy playboy (Lowell Sherman). To escape the shame of having a fatherless...

7.4

554 votes

7.4

554 votes

The Scarlet Letter

1926 · Movie · 98 min. · United States

Direction Victor Sjöström

Cast Lillian Gish · Lars Hanson · Henry B. Walthall · Karl Dane

Plot In Puritan Boston, seamstress Hester Prynne is punished for playing on the Sabbath day; but kindly minister Arthur Dimmesdale takes pity on her. The two fall in love, but their...

7.2

129 votes

7.2

129 votes

Orphans of the Storm

1921 · Movie · 150 min. · United States

Direction D.W. Griffith

Cast Lillian Gish · Dorothy Gish · Joseph Schildkraut · Frank Losee

Plot Henriette and Louise, a foundling, are raised together as sisters. When Louise goes blind, Henriette swears to take care of her forever. They go to Paris to see if Louise's...

7.1

579 votes

7.1

579 votes

La bohème

1926 · Movie · 95 min. · United States

Direction King Vidor

Cast Lillian Gish · John Gilbert · Renée Adorée · Roy D'Arcy

Plot It is 1830 in Paris and the rent is due, but the money is not there. An article here, a painting there and a monkey with a cup gives them...

7.0

106 votes

7.0

106 votes

America

1924 · Movie · 141 min. · United States

Direction D.W. Griffith

Cast Neil Hamilton · Erville Alderson · Carol Dempster · Charles Emmett Mack

Plot The story of a family caught up in the American Revolutionary War.

6.3

45 votes

6.3

45 votes

Hearts of the World

1918 · Movie · 117 min. · United States

Direction D.W. Griffith

Cast D.W. Griffith · David Lloyd George · Sir Edward Grey · René Viviani

Plot A group of youngsters grow up and love in a peaceful French village. But war intrudes and peace is shattered. The German army invades and occupies village, bringing both destruction...

6.0

78 votes

6.0

78 votes

Dream Street

1921 · Movie · 102 min. · United States

Direction D.W. Griffith

Cast Carol Dempster · Charles Emmett Mack · Ralph Graves · Edward Peil Sr.

Plot Three men in London compete for the love of a dance-hall girl.

5.9

29 votes

5.9

29 votes

One Exciting Night

1922 · Movie · 128 min. · United States

Direction D.W. Griffith

Cast Carol Dempster · Henry Hull · Porter Strong · Morgan Wallace

Plot A young orphan girl, courted by an unpleasant older wealthy man who has a hold over her adoptive mother, falls in love with a young stranger at a party. Odd...

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The Red Mill

1927 · Movie · 74 min. · United States

Direction Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle

Cast Marion Davies · Owen Moore · Louise Fazenda · George Siegmann

Plot Tina works as a barmaid at the Red Mill Tavern and is at the mercy of volatile and bad tempered owner, Willem. Dennis is a visitor to the area and...

Not rated

Not rated

Quality Street

1927 · Movie · 80 min. · United States

Direction Sidney Franklin

Cast Marion Davies · Conrad Nagel · Helen Jerome Eddy · Flora Finch

Plot A young British doctor leaves his fiancé to go off and fight in the Napoleonic wars. Upon his return ten years later, he finds the the beautiful young girl he...

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Under the Black Eagle

1928 · Movie · 60 min. · United States

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Not rated