Griffith masterworks / producer, David Shepard ; director, W.D. Griffith.

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A collection of old films that were directed by D.W. Griffith. Two brothers, Phil and Ted Stoneman, visit their friends in Piedmont, South Carolina; the family Cameron. This friendship is affected by the Civil War, as the Stonemans and the Camerons must join up opposite armies. The consequences of t...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Kino International Corporation
Other Authors: Shepard, David
Griffith, D. W. (David Wark), 1875-1948 (Director)
Gish, Lillian, 1893-1993
Cooper, Miriam, 1891-1976
Gish, Dorothy
Barthelmess, Richard, 1895-1963
Language:English
Published: New York : Kino on Video, [2002], ©2002.
Subjects:
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Drama.
Social problems > Drama.
Ethnic relations > Drama.
Ethnic relations.
Social problems.
United States.
1861-1865
Drama.
Feature films.
History.
Short films.
Silent films.
Genre:
Drama.
Feature films.
History.
Short films.
Silent films.
Physical Description:7 videodiscs (986 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Issued also on film.
Variant Title:
Griffith masterworks : twenty-three complete films.
Biograph shorts : special edition.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
A collection of old films that were directed by D.W. Griffith.
Two brothers, Phil and Ted Stoneman, visit their friends in Piedmont, South Carolina; the family Cameron. This friendship is affected by the Civil War, as the Stonemans and the Camerons must join up opposite armies. The consequences of the War in their lives are shown in connection to major historical events, like the development of the Civil War itself, Lincoln's assassination, and the birth of the Ku Klux Klan.
Note:Title from container.
Originally produced from 1909-1924.
"The Civil War films of D.W. Griffith and a collection of seven complete films"--Container.
"A collection of early works by the cinema's most influential pioneer"--Container.
"A seven DVD boxed set"--Container.
Some of the films are tinted.
Copyright dates renewed in 1992, 1996, and 2001.
Contains six hours of supplemental material.
Videorecording.
Call Number:AJ1 D0021039 VideoDVD
Audience:
Not rated.
Credits:Director, W.D. Griffith ; Producer, David Shepard.
Photography, G.W. Bitzer ; editing, D.W. Griffith ... [et al.] ; music, Joseph Carl Breil.
System Details:DVD, region 1; Dolby Digital.
Digitally mastered from archive elements.
Cast:
Lillian Gish, Miriam Cooper, Dorothy Gish, Richard Barthelmess.
Additional Physical Form:
Issued also on film.