The birth of a nation : D.W. Griffith's American epic / Kino Classics ; directed by D.W. Griffith ; screenplay by D.W. Grifith and Frank E. Woods ; produced for video by Bret Wood.

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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)
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra
Kino Classics (Firm)
Kino Lorber, Inc
Other Authors: Griffith, D. W. (David Wark), 1875-1948
Woods, Frank E.
Bitzer, G. W., 1872-1944
Walthall, Henry B. (Henry Brazeale), 1878-1936
Gish, Lillian, 1893-1993
Marsh, Mae, 1895-1968
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], ©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.
Historical films.
Film adaptations.
Silent films.
Feature films.
Short films.
Fiction films.
Drama.
History.
Ku Klux Klan (19th century)
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
1861 - 1877
United States.
Genre:
Drama.
Historical films.
Film adaptations.
Silent films.
Feature films.
Short films.
Fiction films.
History.
Physical Description:3 videodiscs (192 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
D.W. Griffith's The birth of a nation.
Format: Video Blu-ray Disc DVD
Description
Summary:
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. D.W. Griffith's masterful direction combines brilliant battle scenes and tender romance with a vicious portrayal of African-Americans.
Note:Title from container.
Based on the novel The Clansman by Thomas Dixon.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1915.
Special features: Disc 1. Spoken introductions by D.W. Griffith and Walter Huston (including the newly rediscovered intermission sequence) -- Disc 2. "The making of The birth of a nation" documentary -- Disc 3. Prelude to The birth of a nation (1930) ; Civil War shorts directed by D.W. Griffith: In the border states, The house with closed shutters, The fugitive, His trust, His trust fulfilled, Swords and hearts, The battle ; text features: "New York vs. The birth of a nation", excerpts from the novel The clansman, Photoplay Magazine article: D.W. Griffith on the Making of the birth of a nation "The story of David Mark Griffith" (part V) ; posters, ads, and souvenir programs gallery.
Videorecording.
Call Number:CX8 D0136594 Blu-ray Video & VideoDVD
Credits:Musical score compiled and performed by the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra.
System Details:Blu-ray; 2.0 stereo and DTS-HD Master audio 5.1; requires Blu-ray player.
DVD; Dolby Digital 5.1 or 2.0 stereo; NTSC; 1.33:1 aspect ratio, 1920x1080p.
Blu-ray disc: Not compatible with standard DVD players; requires Blu-ray disc player.
Cast:
Lillian Gish, Mae Marsh, Henry B. Walthall, Ralph Lewis ,Wallace Reid, Miriam Cooper, George Siegmann, Walter Long, Robert Harron, Mary Alden, Joseph Henabery, Elmer Clifton, Josephine Crowell, Spottiswoode Aitken, Donald Crisp.