Intolerance : love's struggle thoughout the ages : in a prologue and two acts /
Four separate, interwoven stories, unified by the common theme of man's inhumanity to fellow man. In Babylon, pacifist Prince Belshazzar is brought down by warring religious factions. In Judea, the last days of Christ (Howard Gaye) are depicted in the style of a Passion play. In France, Cather...
| Uniform Title: | Intolerance (Motion picture) |
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | Closed captioned. |
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[New York, New York] :
Cohen Film Collection,
[1916]
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video |
| Summary: | Four separate, interwoven stories, unified by the common theme of man's inhumanity to fellow man. In Babylon, pacifist Prince Belshazzar is brought down by warring religious factions. In Judea, the last days of Christ (Howard Gaye) are depicted in the style of a Passion play. In France, Catherine de Medici presides over the slaughter of the Huguenots. And in California, a woman (Mae Marsh) pleads for the life of her husband (Robert Harron) when he is sentenced to hang for a murder he did not commit. |
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| Item Description: | Originally released as a motion picture in 1916. "A digital restoration by Modern Videofilm." "Each story shows how hatred and intolerance, through all the ages, have battled against love and charity." Part 1 is silent with English subtitles and Part 2 contains a musical soundtrack. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (2 video files (168 min., 56 sec.)) : silent and sound, black and white with some sequences tinted blue and red |
| Production Credits: | Produced by D.W. Griffith ; music composed and conducted by Carl Davis ; photographed by G.W. Bitzer, Karl Brown ; edited by James and Rose Smith. |