Research Catalog
D.W. Griffith's The birth of a nation
- Title
- D.W. Griffith's The birth of a nation [DVD] / David W. Griffith Corporation ; directed and produced by D.W. Griffith ; screenplay by D.W. Griffith and Frank E. Woods.
- Publication
- New York : Kino Lorber, c2011.
Details
- Additional Authors
- Description
- 3 videodiscs (192 min.) : si., col.; 4 3/4 in.
- Summary
- A tale of the Civil War from the South's point of view, set around a love story between Gish and Walthall.
- Series Statement
- Kino classics
- Uniform Title
- Kino classics.
- Alternative Title
- Birth of a nation
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- War films.
- Historical films.
- Silent films.
- Feature films.
- Fiction.
- History.
- Note
- DVDs.
- Disc label title.
- Originally released as a motion picture in 1915.
- Based on the novel The clansman by Thomas Dixon.
- Includes newly mastered version and restored version (1993) by David Shephard of Film Preservation Associates.
- "Color tinted"--Container.
- Standard version.
- Special features include: spoken introduction by D.W. Griffith and Walter Huston (including the newly rediscovered intermission sequence), making-of featurette, Civil War shorts directed by D.W. Griffith, New York vs. The birth of a nation -- archival documents pertaining to the censorship battles over the film's 1922 re-release, excerpts of souvenir program books.
- Credits (note)
- Directed by D.W. Griffith ; screenplay by D.W. Griffith Bitzer ; screenplay by D.W. Griffith and Frank E. Woods.
- Performer (note)
- Henry B. Walthall, Lillian Gish, Mae Marsh.
- System Details (note)
- DVDs, Dolby 5.1 surround.
- Terms of Use (note)
- For home use only.
- Language (note)
- Silent film with English intertitles and musical score.
- Contents
- Disc 1: The 2011 restoration -- Disc 2: The 1993 restoration and The making of 'The birth of a nation' -- Disc 3: Bonus films and documents.
- LCCN
- 738329083427
- OCLC
- 865340588
- Title
- D.W. Griffith's The birth of a nation [DVD] / David W. Griffith Corporation ; directed and produced by D.W. Griffith ; screenplay by D.W. Griffith and Frank E. Woods.
- Imprint
- New York : Kino Lorber, c2011.
- Edition
- Deluxe 3-disc ed.
- Series
- Kino classicsKino classics.
- Cast
- Henry B. Walthall, Lillian Gish, Mae Marsh.
- System Details
- DVDs, Dolby 5.1 surround.
- Terms Of Use
- For home use only.
- Language
- Silent film with English intertitles and musical score.
- Credits
- Directed by D.W. Griffith ; screenplay by D.W. Griffith Bitzer ; screenplay by D.W. Griffith and Frank E. Woods.
- Chronological Term
- 1861-1877
- Added Author
- Griffith, D. W. (David Wark), 1875-1948.Walthall, Henry B. (Henry Brazeale), 1878-1936.Gish, Lillian, 1893-1993.Marsh, Mae, 1895-1968.Dixon, Thomas, Jr., 1864-1946. Clansman.