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.
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...
Uniform Title: | Birth of a nation (Motion picture : 1915)
Griffith masterworks. Rovi Media Collection. Movies. |
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Language: | English |
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Silent, with music accompaniment. |
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New York, N.Y. :
Kino on Video,
[2002], ©2002.
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Edition: | Standard format. |
Series: | Griffith masterworks.
Rovi Media Collection. Movies. |
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Physical Description: | 2 videodiscs (187 min.) : sound, black and white and color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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Birth of a nation and the Civil War films of D.W. Griffith.
Civil War films of D.W. Griffith. |
Format: | Video DVD |
Contents:
- Birth of a nation
- Making of The birth of a nation / Film Preservation Associates ; compiled and written by Russell Merritt ; produced by David Shepard ; directed by Robert G. Beecher (1993)
- Prelude to The birth of a nation / [conversation between D.W. Griffith and Walter Huston] (1930)
- In the border states / Biograph Company (1910)
- House with closed shutters / Biograph Company (1910)
- Fugitive / Biograph Company (1910)
- His trust : the faithful devotion and self-sacrifice of an old Negro servant / Biograph Company (1911)
- His trust fulfilled / Biograph Company (1910)
- Swords and hearts / Biograph Company (1911)
- Battle / Biograph Company (1911)
- New York vs. The birth of a nation
- Posters, ads, souvenir programs
- Excerpts from the novel
- D.W. Griffith on the making of The birth of a nation.