The birth of a nation / Lumivision Corporation & International Museum of Photography at George Eastman House ; director and producer, D.W. Griffith ; writers, Thomas F. Dixon, Jr., D.W. Griffith, Frank E. Woods.

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The story of two families, North and South, who are caught up in the Civil War and then the Reconstruction period. Includes an abbreviated version of "The birth of a race" which was conceived as a protest against the racism of "Birth of a nation."

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Lumivision Corporation International Museum of Photography at George Eastman House Triton Multimedia
Other Authors:	Griffith, D. W. (David Wark), 1875-1948 Dixon, Thomas, Jr., 1864-1946 Woods, Frank E. Gish, Lillian, 1893-1993 Marsh, Mae, 1895-1968 Walthall, Henry B. (Henry Brazeale), 1878-1936 Cooper, Miriam, 1891-1976 Alden, Mary, 1883-1946 Lewis, Ralph, 1872-1937 Siegmann, George Long, Walter, 1879-1952
Language:	English
Published:	Burbank, CA : Triton Multimedia, [2002], ©2002.
Edition:	[Special edition].
Subjects:	Ku-Klux Klan (1866-1869) > Drama. Silent films. United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Drama. United States > History > 1865-1898 > Drama.
Genre:	Drama.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (200 min.) : silent, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Video DVD

Description
Summary:	The story of two families, North and South, who are caught up in the Civil War and then the Reconstruction period. Includes an abbreviated version of "The birth of a race" which was conceived as a protest against the racism of "Birth of a nation."
Note:	Adapted from Thomas Dixon's novel, The clansman. Videodisc release of the 1915 motion picture. Special features included. Videorecording.
Call Number:	PN1995.75 .B57 2002 VideoDVD
ISBN:	1584480432
Credits:	Music, Joseph Carl Breil, D.W. Griffith ; cinematography, G.W. Bitzer.
System Details:	DVD; Dolby digital, stereo.
Cast:	Lillian Gish, Mae Marsh, Henry Walthall, Miriam Cooper, Mary Alden, Ralph Lewis, George Seigmann, Walter Long.