The birth of a nation ; and the Civil War films of D.W. Griffith
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Published
New York, N.Y. : Kino on Video, [2002].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (187 min.) : sound, color tinted ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
738329026622

Notes

General Note
Videodisc release of the 1915 motion picture.
General Note
Based on the novel The clansman, by Thomas Dixon.
General Note
Special features: Making of 'The birth of a nation' -- Filmed prologue to 'The birth of a nation' -- Civil War shorts: 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'.
Creation/Production Credits
Director, D.W. Griffith ; writers, D.W. Griffith, Frank E. Woods ; photographer, William Bitzer ; original score by Joseph Carl Breil ; supplemental music composed and performed by Jon C. Mirsalis.
Participants/Performers
Lillian Gish, Mae Marsh, Henry Walthall, Miriam Cooper, Robert Harron, Wallace Reid, Bessie Love, Elmo Lincoln, Raoul Walsh, Donald Crisp, Ralph Lewis.
Description
A Civil War spectacular. Portrays life in the South during and after the Civil War as revealed in a story depicting the war itself, the conflict between the defeated Southerners and emancipated renegade Negroes, the despoiling of the South during the carpetbagger period, and the revival of the Southern white man's honor through the efforts of the Ku Klux Klan.
System Details
DVD; NTSC.
Language
Silent dialog with music.
Local note
DVD

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Griffith, D. W. 1., Wood, B., Shepard, D., Woods, F. E., Gish, L., Marsh, M., Walthall, H. B. 1., Bitzer, G. W., Cooper, M., Harron, R., Reid, W., Love, B., Lincoln, E., Walsh, R., Crisp, D., Lewis, R., Breil, J. C., Mirsalis, J. C., & Dixon, T., Jr. (2002). The birth of a nation: and the Civil War films of D.W. Griffith . Kino on Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

D. W. 1875-1948. Griffith et al.. 2002. The Birth of a Nation: And the Civil War Films of D.W. Griffith. New York, N.Y.: Kino on Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

D. W. 1875-1948. Griffith et al.. The Birth of a Nation: And the Civil War Films of D.W. Griffith New York, N.Y.: Kino on Video, 2002.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Griffith, D. W. 1., Wood, B., Shepard, D., Woods, F. E., Gish, L., Marsh, M. and Walthall, H. B. 1. et al (2002). The birth of a nation: and the civil war films of D.W. griffith. New York, N.Y.: Kino on Video.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Griffith, D. W. 1875-1948., et al. The Birth of a Nation: And the Civil War Films of D.W. Griffith Kino on Video, 2002.

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