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The Birth of a Nation, originally called The Clansman, [5] is a 1915 American silent epic drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Lillian Gish. The screenplay is adapted from Thomas Dixon Jr. 's 1905 novel and play The Clansman. Griffith co-wrote the screenplay with Frank E. Woods and produced the film with Harry Aitken .
A silent film epic that depicts the Civil War, Lincoln's assassination, and the Ku Klux Klan. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, and more for this controversial and influential movie.
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- Drama, History, War
- D.W. Griffith
- 1915-03-21
May 29, 2024 · The Birth of a Nation, landmark silent film starring Lillian Gish, released in 1915, that was the first blockbuster Hollywood hit. It was the longest and most-profitable film then produced and the most artistically advanced film of its day. It secured both the future of feature-length films and the reception of film as a serious medium.
For The Birth of a Nation, composer Joseph Carl Breil created a three-hour-long musical score that combined all three types of music in use at the time: adaptations of existing works by...
- 193 min
- 933.5K
- Khalbrae
Mar 30, 2003 · A classic film that influenced cinema but also promoted racism, according to critic Roger Ebert. He praises its battle scenes and historical realism, but condemns its blackface and Ku Klux Klan characters.
A silent film that depicts the Civil War and Reconstruction through the lives of two families, one from the North and one from the South. The film glorifies the Confederacy and the Ku Klux Klan, and is based on a racist novel by Thomas Dixon.
The plot of The Birth of a Nation revolves around two families living on either side of the Mason-Dixon Line who become friends when their sons board together at school. The Stonemans, the Northern family, live in Washington, D.C., and own a rural getaway in Pennsylvania.
