The birth of a nation [videorecording]
2003
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D.W. Griffith co-writes and directs this epic and controversial account of the American Civil War and its aftermath. It tells the story of two families, the pro-Union Stonemans from the North and the pro-Confederacy Camerons from the South, and the way in which they are both caught up in the turmoil which befalls a sleepy Deep South town when Northern Abolitionists threaten to outlaw the slave trade which has existed there for years. Things go from bad to worse when Ben Cameron (Henry B. Walthall)'s little sister dies at the hands of Gus (Walter Long), a black farmhand, and Ben dons a Ku Klux Klan mask both to avenge her death and to come to the rescue of his beloved girlfriend Elsie (Lillian Gish), who has been kidnapped by a corrupt mixed-race governor.
Main title:
The birth of a nation [videorecording] / producer, D.W. Griffith.
Author:
Griffith, D.W., directorBreil, Joseph Carl, musicGish, Lillian, actorMarsh, Mae, actorCooper, Miriam, actorJr, Rev. Thomas Dixon, book author
Imprint:
Eureka, 2003.
Collation:
1 videodisc (194 min.) : sd, b&w.
Notes:
Film made in 1915.Based on a best-selling novel and play called 'The Clansman' this film was billed as the 'first feature film' and caused riots on its release because of its racist overtones.Region 2, 1 disc(s), Interactive menus, Scene access, Ratio (1:1.33 (4:3) Standard), Languages (English), Sound (Dolby Stereo), Subtitles (English), 'Making of' documentary.Made in 1915.Based on the novel 'The klansman' by Rev. Thomas Dixon Jr.Credits: music, Joseph Carl Breil; music, D.W. Griffith; cinematographer, G.W. Bitzer.DVDN.Dolby Digital.Credits: director, D.W. Griffith; writer, D.W. Griffith; writer, Frank E. Woods; music, Joseph Carl Breil; music, D.W. Griffith; cinematographer, G.W. Bitzer.
Performers:
Cast: Cast: Lillian Gish, Mae Marsh, Miriam Cooper, Robert Harron, Josephine Cromwell, Walter Long, Spottiswood Aiken, J.A. Beringer, Donald Crisp, John French, Joseph Henabery, Eugene Pallette, Wallace Reid, Raoul Walsh, Henry B. Walthall.
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BBFC code: 15.
System details:
DVD.
Dewey class:
791.437
Language:
English
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BRN:
1032051
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