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| Product 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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Key Information
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| Genre: |
Dramas |
| Directors: |
D.W. Griffith |
| Actors: |
Aitken Spottiswoode · Erich Von Stroheim · George Siegmann · Henry B. Walthall · Mae Marsh · Miriam Cooper · Ralph Lewis · Wallace Reid · Walter Long |
| Stars: |
Lillian Gish |
| UPC: |
009432001807, 014381467420, 017153030839, 018111233798, 056775070397, 056775618131, 083227110103, 089218471697, 089859472831, 090328301132, 738329007515, 738329026622 |
| Running Time: |
2hr 7min |
| Available Formats: |
DVD, DVD: Hollywood Classics Collection, VHS, VHS/EP, VHS: COLOR, VHS: Color |
| MPAA Rating: |
Not Rated |
| Subgenre: |
Vintage |
| Release Date: |
1915 |
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Languages
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| Release Language: |
English (Title Card) |
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VHS Editions
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- VHS/EP
- 2hr 38min
- Madacy Entertainment Group
- September 21, 1999
- Not Rated
- 056775618131
, - VHS: COLOR
- 2hr 6min
- International Historic Films, Inc.
- Not Rated
- 009432001807
, - VHS: COLOR
- 2hr 7min
- Hollywood Home Theatre
- Not Rated
, - VHS: Color
- 3hr 20min
- Nostalgia Family Video
- Not Rated
, - VHS
- 2hr 38min
- Festival Films
- Not Rated
, - VHS
- 2hr 38min
- Republic Pictures Home Video
- Not Rated
, - VHS
- 2hr 39min
- Republic Pictures Home Video
- Not Rated
- 017153030839
, - VHS
- 2hr 5min
- VCI Home Video (Video Communications, Inc.)
- March 23, 1999
- Not Rated
- 089859472831
, - VHS
- 2hr 7min
- Cable Films
- March 01, 2000
- Not Rated
, - VHS
- 2hr 7min
- Film Classics
- July 04, 1993
- Not Rated
, - VHS
- 2hr 7min
- Kartes Video Communications
- Not Rated
, - VHS
- 2hr 7min
- Kino on Video
- January 01, 1990
- Not Rated
- 738329007515
, - VHS
- 2hr 7min
- Video Yesteryear
- Not Rated
, - VHS
- 2hr 9min
- Festival Films
- Not Rated
, - VHS
- 3hr 5min
- KVC Entertainment
- 083227110103
, - VHS
- 3hr 5min
- Nova Entertainment, Inc.
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
D.W. Griffith, Frank Woods |
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Professional Reviews
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(11/01/2000, p.107, Paul Roland): "...The sheer scale and energy of the battle scenes still carry a powerful charge...", (12/01/2003, p.3, Premiere Staff): "...It's gripping drama..." |
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