DVD
The birth of a nation
Call Number
- DVD DRAMA (CEN)
Edition
1993 restoration.
Languages
Silent film with music score and English intertitles.
Performers
Henry B. Walthall, Lillian Gish, Mae Marsh, Ralph Lewis, Wallace Reid.
Publication Information
New York, NY : Kino Classics, [2011]
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (192 minutes) : sound, color tinted ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
Not rated.
Uniform Title
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. It was the greatest feature-length blockbuster yet to be produced in the United States and the first to be shown in the White House. After seeing it, President Woodrow Wilson declared it was 'like writing history with lightning!' In cities and states across the country, it energized the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), which tried to have the film banned, or at least the most gruesome scenes censored. The film also inspired African Americans to move into filmmaking as a way to offer alternative images and stories."--Container.
Notes
"Disc 2, Disc 3"--Disc surfaces.
Based on the novel The Clansman by Thomas Dixon.
DVDs originally released as part of a three-disc set.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1915.
Contents
- Birth of a nation Making of The birth of a nation In the border states House with closed shutters Fugitive His trust His trust fulfilled Swords and hearts Battle New York vs. The birth of a nation