The birth of a nation : D.W. Griffith's American epic / Kino Classics ; directed by D.W. Griffith ; screenplay by G.W. Bitzer, D.W. Griffith and Frank E. Woods.

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Nearly 100 years after its initial release, this film remains one of the most controversial films ever made and a landmark achievement in film history that continues to fascinate and enrage audiences. It is the epic story of two families, one Northern and one Southern, during and after the Civil War...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Birth of a nation (Motion picture : 1915)
Corporate Authors: Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra
Kino Classics (Firm)
Other Authors: Griffith, D. W. (David Wark), 1875-1948
Woods, Frank E.
Bitzer, G. W., 1872-1944
Breil, Joseph Carl, 1870-1926
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
Reid, Wallace, 1891-1923
Dixon, Thomas, Jr., 1864-1946
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
Restorations are silent films with music score and English intertitles.
Published: [New York] : Kino Classics, 2011.
Edition:Deluxe 3-disc edition.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Ku Klux Klan (19th century) > Drama.
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) > Drama.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Drama.
Silent films.
Ku Klux Klan (19th century)
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
United States.
1861 - 1877
Historical films.
War films.
Epic films.
Film adaptations.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Short films.
Drama.
History.
Genre:
Drama.
Historical films.
War films.
Epic films.
Film adaptations.
Silent films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Short films.
History.
Physical Description:3 videodiscs (192 min.) : sound, color tint. ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
D.W. Griffith's The birth of a nation.
Format: Video DVD

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