500年情缘

After the relatively low box office takings of 'Intolerance', D. W. Griffith would revisit his epic film three years later by releasing two of the film's interlocking stories as standalone features, with some new additional footage. The first of the two was 'The Fall of Babylon', which depicts the conflict between Prince Belshazzar of Babylon and Cyrus the Great of Persia.。陈秋菊和吴刚的女儿吴心爱上心术不正的渣男秦寿生，不顾父母反对，以死相逼。为了救下爱女性命，吴刚意外坠楼，然而吴心受惊晕厥，对父亲的牺牲一无所知！陈秋菊想要告诉女儿吴刚的死讯，更希望父亲的牺牲能换来女儿的清醒，可吴心被秦寿生故意隐瞒。。女主自小在大山长大，为给弟弟挣学费，中学辍学打工，经媒人介绍，与城里小学保安成婚。婚后她操持家务、扶持丈夫、养育儿女，一心为家无私付出。五十岁儿孙满堂，本应享福，可在她生日宴上，丈夫竟将白月光带到现场，令她满心迷茫 。。