The Birth of A Nation
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This epic story of the Civil War as seen through the lives of two families is a controversial classic of film history.
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Imprint:
Chatsworth, Calif. : - Image Entertainment distributor
Pages:
187
Series:
Language:
English
Credits:
Photography, G.W. Bitzer; music, Joseph Carl Breil; assistant directors, Eric Von Stroheim, Jack Conway & Raoul Walsh; produced for video by David Shepard and Film Preservation Associates.
Performers:
Lillian Gish, Henry B. Walthall, Mae Marsh, Miriam Cooper, Robert Harron, Wallace Reid, Donald Crisp, Raoul Walsh.
Notes:
Adapted from: The clansman / Thomas Dixon.
Originally produced as a silent motion picture in 1915.
Some segments are color tinted and some are sepia toned.
Special features: The making of The birth of a nation, compiled and written by Russell Merritt, produced and narrated by David Shepard, and produced by Film Preservation Associates in 1992 (24 min.); other related materials.
DVD; Dolby digital stereo; standard version.
Silent film with English intertitles; music sound track added in 1992.
Originally produced as a silent motion picture in 1915.
Some segments are color tinted and some are sepia toned.
Special features: The making of The birth of a nation, compiled and written by Russell Merritt, produced and narrated by David Shepard, and produced by Film Preservation Associates in 1992 (24 min.); other related materials.
DVD; Dolby digital stereo; standard version.
Silent film with English intertitles; music sound track added in 1992.
Statement of responsibility:
produced ... by D.W. Griffith [& Harry E. Aitken]; story arranged by D.W. Griffith and Frank E. Woods ; David W. Griffith Corporation
Characteristics:
1 videodisc (187 min.) :,sd., b&w ;,4 3/4 in.
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Add a CommentClassic, Good Film for it's day. But I have a serious Problem with it's historical inaccuracy, and its portrayal of the KKK. But I did enjoy the battle scenes, at the middle and the end, the rest of it I skipped through.
Dull, overrated, and racist film, of historic interest only.