IMDb
7.0 /10
269 votes


Drama · Crime · 1919 · 1h 39min
To recoup losses from the extravagant roadshow presentations of Intolerance (1916), Griffith would revisit his epic film three years later by releasing two of the film's previously interlocked stories as standalone features, with additional footage and new title cards. The second of these was 'The Mother and the Law', which demonstrates how crime, moral puritanism, and conflicts between ruthless capitalists and striking workers cause ruin to the lives of marginal Americans.
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IMDb
7.0 /10
269 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
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TMDB
6.9 /10
9 votes
Letterboxd
6.9 /10
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Weighted average
6.9/10