Revelation (1918 film)

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.

A print of the film has been preserved.

Plot
As described in a film magazine, 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

 * Charles Bryant as Paul Granville
 * Alla Nazimova as Joline
 * Frank Currier as The Prior
 * Syn De Conde as Duclos
 * Bigelow Cooper as Count Adrian de Roche
 * John Martin as Fra Augustine
 * Eugene Borden as Pierre
 * Phil Sanford as Mestaire (credited as Philip Sanford)
 * True James as The Monastery Gatekeeper
 * D.H. Turner as German Officer (credited as Dave Turner)
 * Fred Radcliffe as Patin
 * A.C. Hadley as Fochard
 * Hazel Washburn as Madeleine Brevort