Bibliograph

The birth of a nation

Type

Label

The birth of a nation

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

Not rated

Main title

The birth of a nation

Medium

videorecording

Oclc number

52073738

Runtime

365

Series statement

Griffith masterworks : twenty-three complete films

Summary

This remains one of the most controversial films ever made. It was a landmark achievement in film history that combines brilliant battle scenes and tender romance with a vicious portrayal of African Americans. However flawed it now seems, it is undeniable that the film itself made history. Special features disc includes several Civil War shorts directed by D.W. Griffiths as well as archival material from a 1915 souvenir book and information on legal protests and scenes cut from the 1922 re-release

Table Of Contents

Disc 1. The birth of a nation -- Disc 2. The making of The birth of a nation (1992) (24 min.) Filmed prologue to The birth of a nation (1930) (6 min.) In the border states (1910) (16 min.) The house with closed shutters (1910) (17 min.) The fugitive (1910) (17 min.) His trust (1910) (11 min.) His trust fulfilled (1910) (11 min.) Swords and hearts (1911) (16 min.) The battle (1911) (17 min.) New York vs. The birth of a nation (an archive of information documenting the battles over the film's 1922 re-release. Excerpts from a Birth of a nation souvenir book (1915) and several original programs

Technique

live action

Contributor