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| Genre/Form: | Film adaptations Silent films War films Fiction films Feature films Drama |
|---|---|
| Named Person: | Thomas Dixon |
| Material Type: | Videorecording |
| Document Type: | Visual material |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
D W Griffith; Harry E Aitken; Lillian Gish; Henry B Walthall; Mae Marsh; Miriam Cooper; Robert Harron; Wallace Reid; Donald Crisp; Raoul Walsh; G W Bitzer; Erich Von Stroheim; Thomas Dixon; Film Preservation Associates.; Image Entertainment (Firm) |
| OCLC Number: | 40736755 |
| Language Note: | Silent film with English intertitles; music sound track added in 1992. |
| Notes: | Title from container. Adapted from: The clansman / Thomas Dixon. Originally produced as a silent motion picture in 1915. Some segments are color tinted and some are sepia toned. Special features: The making of The birth of a nation, compiled and written by Russell Merritt, produced and narrated by David Shepard, and produced by Film Preservation Associates in 1992 (24 min.); other related materials. |
| Credits: | Producers, D. W. Griffith & Harry E. Aitken ; director, D. W. Griffith ; assistant directors, Eric Von Stroheim, Jack Conway & Raoul Walsh ; writers, D. W. Griffith & Frank E. Woods ; photography, G. W. Bitzer ; produced for video by Film Preservation Associates. |
| Cast: | Lillian Gish, Henry B. Walthall, Mae Marsh, Miriam Cooper, Robert Harron, Wallace Reid, Donald Crisp, Raoul Walsh. |
| Target Audience: | Not rated. |
| Description: | 1 videodisc (187 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Details: | DVD; Dolby digital stereo; standard version. |
| Series Title: | Blackhawk Films collection. |
| Other Titles: | Making of The birth of a nation. Birth of a nation (Motion picture) David Wark Griffith presents the birth of a nation |
| Responsibility: | David W. Griffith Corporation. |
Abstract:
This epic story of the Civil War as seen through the lives of two families is a controversial classic of film history.
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