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The Birth of a Nation

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Film information
NameThe Birth of a Nation
Directed byD. W. Griffith
Produced byD. W. Griffith
Harry Aitken
Written byT. F. Dixon, Jr.
Frank E. Woods
D.W. Griffith
StarringLillian Gish
Henry B. Walthall
Mae Marsh
Music byJoseph Carl Breil
CinematographyG.W. Bitzer
Editing byD. W. Griffith
Joseph Henabery
James Smith
Rose Smith
Raoul Walsh
Distributed byEpoch Film Co.
Release dateFebruary 08, 1915 (LA)
Running time190 minutes (at 16 frame/s)
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent film
English titles
Budget$110,000 (est.)
Gross revenue$10,000,000
Preceded byThe Avenging Conscience (1914)
Followed byIntolerance (1916)

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'The Birth of a Nation' (premiered with the title 'The Clansman') is a 1915 silent film directed by D. W. Griffith. Set during and after the American Civil War, the film was based on Thomas Dixon's The Clansman, a novel and play.

The Birth of a Nation was the highest-grossing film of the silent film era, and is noted for its innovative camera techniques and narrative achievements. It has provoked great controversy for promoting white supremacy and positively portraying the "knights" of the Ku Klux Klan as heroes.

Eric M. Armstrong of The Moving Arts Film Journal writes:

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Films directed by D. W. Griffith

1908-1913Hundreds - see complete D. W. Griffith filmography
1914-1916Waifs * The Massacre * Judith of Bethulia * Battle of the Sexes (lost) * Brute Force * Home, Sweet Home * The Escape * The Avenging Conscience: or 'Thou Shalt Not Kill * The Birth of a Nation * A Day with Governor Whitman * Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
1917-1919A Liberty Bond Appeal * Hearts of the World * The Great Love * Lillian Gish in a Liberty Loan Appeal * The World of Columbus * The Greatest Thing in Life (lost) * A Romance of Happy Valley * The Girl Who Stayed at Home * Broken Blossoms * True Heart Susie * The Fall of Babylon * The Mother and the Law * Scarlet Days * The Greatest Question
1920sThe Idol Dancer * Remodeling Her Husband * The Love Flower * Way Down East * Dream Street * Orphans of the Storm * One Exciting Night * Mammy's Boy * The White Rose * America * Isn't Life Wonderful * Sally of the Sawdust * That Royle Girl * The Sorrows of Satan * Topsy and Eva * Drums of Love * The Battle of the Sexes * Lady of the Pavements
1930sAbraham Lincoln * The Struggle



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