Under the Greenwood Tree (1918 film)
| Under the Greenwood Tree | |
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| Directed by | Emile Chautard |
| Written by | Adrian Gil-Spear (scenario) |
| Based on | Under the Greenwood Tree by Henry V. Esmond |
| Produced by | Famous Players–Lasky |
| Starring | Elsie Ferguson Eugene O'Brien |
| Cinematography | Jacques Bizeul (fr) |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 50+ minutes at 5 reels (4,543 ft) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Under the Greenwood Tree is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Emile Chautard and starring Elsie Ferguson. The movie was based on a play by Henry V. Esmond. An unrelated British film with this title based on the Thomas Hardy novel Under the Greenwood Tree was made in 1929. The film possibly has a scene where Ferguson swims in the nude in a pond. The title refers to a line in William Shakespeare's play As You Like It (Act II, Scene V). It is classified as being a lost film.