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The story of two families, North and South, who are caught up in the Civil War and then the Reconstruction period. Includes an edited ten minute version of "The birth of a race" (1918), which was conceived as a protest against the racism of "Birth of a nation."

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Birth of a nation (Motion picture : 1915)
Corporate Authors: Lumivision Corporation, International Museum of Photography at George Eastman House, Triton Multimedia
Other Authors: Gish, Lillian, 1893-1993, Marsh, Mae, 1895-1968, Walthall, Henry B. (Henry Brazeale), 1878-1936, Griffith, D. W. (David Wark), 1875-1948, Dixon, Thomas, 1864-1946
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published: Sherman Oaks, Calif. : Triton Multimedia, [2000]
Edition:Special ed.
Subjects:
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Drama.
United States > History > 1865-1898 > Drama.
Ku Klux Klan (19th century) > Drama.
Silent films.
Historical films.
Feature films.
Description
Summary:The story of two families, North and South, who are caught up in the Civil War and then the Reconstruction period. Includes an edited ten minute version of "The birth of a race" (1918), which was conceived as a protest against the racism of "Birth of a nation."
Item Description:Based on the book by Thomas Dixon.
Videodisc release of the 1915 motion picture.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (200 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; Dolby digital.
Production Credits:Cinematography, G. W. Bitzer ; music, Frazer MacDonald.
ISBN:1584480432