The Birth of a Nation (1915) | |
| Director(s) | D.W. Griffith |
| Producer(s) | D.W. Griffith, H.E. Aitken (executive uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Drama, Epic, Historical, Romance, Silent Films, War |
| Top Topics | Brothers, Civil War, Old South |
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The Birth of a Nation (1915) was a Drama - Historical Film directed by D.W. Griffith and produced by D.W. Griffith and H.E. Aitken.
The Birth of a Nation was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1992.
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Classic Films in Focus: THE BIRTH OF A NATION (1915)
By Jennifer Garlen on Feb 19, 2013 From Virtual ViragoD.W. Griffith's silent Civil War epic is one of those films that every serious student of film probably needs to sit through at some point, but for the modern viewer The Birth of a Nation (1915) is a very hard pill to swallow. Lauded by film critics who praise its technique while deploring its polit... Read full article
Classic Films in Focus: THE BIRTH OF A NATION (1915)
By Jennifer Garlen on Feb 19, 2013 From Virtual ViragoD.W. Griffith's silent Civil War epic is one of those films that every serious student of film probably feels obligated to sit through at some point, but for the modern viewer The Birth of a Nation (1915) is a very hard pill to swallow. Lauded by film critics who praise its technique while deploring... Read full article
Classic Films in Focus: THE BIRTH OF A NATION (1915)
By Jennifer Garlen on Feb 19, 2013 From Virtual ViragoD.W. Griffith's silent Civil War epic is one of those films that every serious student of film probably feels obligated to sit through at some point, but for the modern viewer The Birth of a Nation (1915) is a very hard pill to swallow. Lauded by film critics who praise its technique while deploring... Read full article
10 Things About The Birth of a Nation
By Brandy Dean on Feb 8, 2013 From Pretty Clever FilmsIf you’re going to love silent cinema or if you’re going to make a study of the early development of movies, you’re gonna have to butt heads with D.W. Griffith. And you’re going to have to come to some kind of truce with The Birth of a Nation. We all know the problems with th... Read full article
The Birth of a Nation
By Janelle Vreeland on Sep 19, 2011 From CurtainsThe Birth of a Nation (1915) There is no question about the influence director D.W. Griffith has had on the art of filmmaking. He invented techniques that we take for granted today. And what he did not invent himself, he certainly perfected. Unfortunately, his genius was tarnished by the racist to... Read full article
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Quotes from
Flora Cameron: [to Gus] Stay away or I'll jump!
Elsie Stoneman: [Ben is to be hanged. Elsie has an idea] We will ask mercy from the Great Heart.
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Facts about
The original title "The Clansman" was jettisoned for being too tame given the breadth and scope of the subject matter.
During filming, camera operator Karl Brown was sure that the movie was just another typical melodrama. At the film's premiere, D.W. Griffith had hired the entire Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra to play the score for the film. Brown was amazed; nothing like this has been done before. When the conductor raised his baton, and the orchestra started playing, he said it was so amazing and loud he was shaking his head, "It was like nothing I ever heard." Brown additionally remembers that Griffith hummed certain themes to the composer of the original score that he wanted.
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