The birth of a nation : and, The Civil War films of D.W. Griffith /

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 South...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Birth of a nation (Motion picture : 1915)
Corporate Author:	Kino International Corporation
Other Authors:	Griffith, D. W. (David Wark), 1875-1948, Wood, Bret, Shepard, David, Gish, Lillian, 1893-1993, Marsh, Mae, 1895-1968, Walthall, Henry B. (Henry Brazeale), 1878-1936, Bitzer, G. W., 1872-1944, Cooper, Miriam, 1891-1976, Harron, Robert, 1894-1920, Reid, Wallace, 1891-1923, Love, Bessie, Lincoln, Elmo, 1889-1952, Walsh, Raoul, 1887-1980, Crisp, Donald, 1880-1974, Lewis, Ralph, 1872-1937, Dixon, Thomas, 1864-1946
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Language Notes:	Silent films with music score.
Published:	New York, N.Y. : Kino on Video, [2002]
Series:	Griffith masterworks.
Subjects:	Silent films. Birth of a nation (Motion picture : 1915) United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Drama. Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) > Drama. Ku Klux Klan (19th century) > Drama. Historical films. Feature films. Short films.

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Summary:	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.
Item Description:	Based on the novel: The clansman / by Thomas Dixon. Videodisc release of the 1915 motion picture. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	2 videodiscs (187 min.) : sound, color tinted ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert.
Format:	DVD.
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.