---
title: 'The Greatest Thing in Life (1918)'
type: 'film'
director: 'D. W. Griffith'
released: '1918-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 70
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-greatest-thing-in-life-1918'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0009133/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Greatest Thing in Life (1918)

1918 · 70 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

The Greatest Thing in Life is a 1918 American silent drama film about World War I, directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Lillian Gish, Robert Harron, and David Butler. The film is now considered lost as no prints are known to exist.

## Credits

- **Director:** [D. W. Griffith](https://cinepixo.com/people/d-w-griffith)
- **Screenplay:** [D. W. Griffith](https://cinepixo.com/people/d-w-griffith), [Stanner E.V. Taylor](https://cinepixo.com/people/stanner-e-v-taylor)
- **Producer:** [D. W. Griffith](https://cinepixo.com/people/d-w-griffith)
- **Director of Photography:** [Billy Bitzer](https://cinepixo.com/people/billy-bitzer)
- **Editor:** [James Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-smith-2)

## Cast

- [Robert Harron](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-harron)
- [Kate Bruce](https://cinepixo.com/people/kate-bruce)
- [David Butler](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-butler-2)
- [ZaSu Pitts](https://cinepixo.com/people/zasu-pitts)
- [Lillian Gish](https://cinepixo.com/people/lillian-gish)
- [Edward Peil](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-peil)
- [Carol Dempster](https://cinepixo.com/people/carol-dempster)
- [Elmo Lincoln](https://cinepixo.com/people/elmo-lincoln)
- [Lucille Young](https://cinepixo.com/people/lucille-young)

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