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The Birth of a nation : adapted from Thomas Dixon's novel "The Clansman"
- Title
- The Birth of a nation : adapted from Thomas Dixon's novel "The Clansman" / produced exclusively by D.W. Griffith ; story arranged by D.W. Griffith and Frank E. Woods.
- Publication
- New York, NY : Kino Video, 1993, ©1915.
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| Status | Vol/Date | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| v.1 | Moving image | Request in advance | VIDEORES02081 v.1 | Off-site | |
| v.2 | Moving image | Request in advance | VIDEORES02081 v.2 | Off-site |
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- Description
- 2 videocassettes (187 min.) : silent, black and white; 1/2 in.
- Summary
- Griffith's early and controversial spectacular about life and race relations in the American South during the antebellum, Civil War and Reconstruction periods.
- Uniform Title
- Birth of a nation (Motion picture)
- Alternative Title
- Birth of a nation
- Making of "The birth of a nation".
- Subjects
- United States > History > 1849-1877
- Feature films
- Ku Klux Klan (1915- ) Drama
- Birth of a nation (Motion picture)
- United States > Race relations > Drama
- Historical films
- Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) > Drama
- African Americans > History > 1863-1877
- African Americans > History > To 1863
- Silent films
- United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Motion pictures and the war
- American fiction > 20th century > Film adaptations
- Note
- First released as a motion picture in 1915.
- "Remastered with original color tints; full orchestral score in digital stereo."
- Includes a 30-minute documentary "The making of 'The birth of a nation'" / compiled and written by Russell Merritt ; produced by David Shepard ; directed by Robert G. Beecher.
- System Details (note)
- VHS format.
- OCLC
- 36997310
- ocm36997310
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries