The birth of a nation / produced exclusively by D.W. Griffith ; production under the personal direction of D.W. Griffith ; story arranged by D.W. Griffith and Frank E. Woods ; photography, G.W. Bitzer.

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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 historic...

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Uniform Title:	Birth of a nation (Motion picture : 1915) Griffith masterworks. Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Main Authors:	Breil, Joseph Carl, 1870-1926 (Composer) Mirsalis, Jon C. (Composer)
Corporate Authors:	Biograph Company Kino International Corporation
Other Authors:	Griffith, D. W. (David Wark), 1875-1948 Woods, Frank E. Bitzer, G. W., 1872-1944 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 Harron, Robert, 1894-1920 Reid, Wallace, 1891-1923 Henabery, Joseph, 1887-1976 Clifton, Elmer, 1890-1949 Crowell, Josephine, 1849-1932 Aitken, Spottiswoode, 1869-1933 Beranger, George André, 1893-1973 Walsh, Raoul, 1887-1980 Crisp, Donald, 1880-1974 Huston, Walter, 1884-1950 Dixon, Thomas, Jr., 1864-1946 Shepard, David Wood, Bret
Language:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	Silent, with music accompaniment.
Published:	New York, N.Y. : Kino on Video, [2002], ©2002.
Edition:	Standard format.
Series:	Griffith masterworks. Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:	Dixon, Thomas, > Jr., > 1864-1946 > Film adaptations. Ku Klux Klan (19th century) > Drama. United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Drama. Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) > Drama. Silent. Feature films. Short films. Silent films. Historical films. War films. Epic films. Fiction films. Feature films > United States. Historical > Feature. Drama. Film adaptations. History. Dixon, Thomas, > Jr., > 1864-1946. Ku Klux Klan (19th century) Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) 1861 - 1877 United States.
Genre:	Film adaptations. Drama. Silent. Feature films. Short films. Silent films. Historical films. War films. Epic films. Fiction films. Feature films Historical History. Feature.
Physical Description:	2 videodiscs (187 min.) : sound, black and white and color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:	Birth of a nation and the Civil War films of D.W. Griffith. Civil War films of D.W. Griffith.
Format:	Video DVD

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Summary:	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:	Videodisc release of the 1915 motion picture. Adapted from the novel: The clansman / by Thomas Dixon. Videorecording.
Call Number:	AJ1 D0021042 VideoDVD
Credits:	Produced for video by David Shepard ; supplemental disc produced by Bret Wood ; original score by Joseph Carl Breil ; supplemental music composed and performed by Jon C. Mirsalis.
System Details:	DVD, NTSC.
Cast:	Lillian Gish, Mae Marsh, Henry Walthall, Miriam Cooper, Mary Alden, Ralph Lewis, George Siegmann, Walter Long, Robert Harron, Wallace Reid, Joseph Henabery, Elmer Clifton, Josephine Crowell, Spottiswoode Aitken, George Beranger, Raoul Walsh, Donald Crisp.