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Key Information
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| Directors: |
D.W. Griffith |
| Stars: |
Lillian Gish |
| Actors: |
Walter Long |
| Genre: |
Dramas |
| Subgenre: |
Vintage · Recommended · History · Civil War · Race Relations · Period Piece · Assassination · Silent Films · Essential Cinema · Classic |
| MPAA Rating: |
Not Rated |
| Available Formats: |
DVD |
| UPC: |
014381467420 |
| Release Date: |
1915 |
| Running Time: |
2hr 7min |
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Languages
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| Release Language: |
English (Title Card) |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD, 3hr 12min
Release Company: Select O Hits Video (April 26, 2005)
UPC: 089218471697 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS, 2hr 7min |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
D.W. Griffith |
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Professional Reviews
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(12/01/2003, p.3, Premiere Staff): "...It's gripping drama..." |
| More Information |
| Details: |
This landmark film from silent director D.W. Griffith was the first movie blockbuster. However, it also reveals a horribly racist version of American history. The first part of the film chronicles the Civil War as experienced through the eyes of two families; the Stonemans from the North, and the Camerons of the South. Lifelong friends, they become divided by the Mason-Dixon line, with tragic results. Large-scale battle sequences and meticulous historical details culminate with a staged re-creation of Lincoln's assassination. The second half of the film chronicles the Reconstruction, as Congressman Austin Stoneman (Ralph Lewis) puts evil Silas Lynch (George Siegmann) in charge of the liberated slaves at the Cameron hometown of Piedmont. Armed with the right to vote, the freed slaves cause all sorts of trouble until Ben Cameron (Henry B. Walthall) founds the Ku Klux Klan and restores order and "decency" to the troubled land. While THE BIRTH OF A NATION was a major step forward in the history of filmmaking... |
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