The Birth of a Nation (1915): Continuity script

The Birth of a Nation (1915): Continuity script

directed by D. W. Griffith, 1875-1948; produced by D. W. Griffith, 1875-1948, D. W. Griffith Productions and Epoch Producing Corporation; performed by Robert Harron, 1893-1920, Henry B. Walthall, 1878-1936, Mae Marsh, 1894-1968, Lillian Gish, 1893-1993, Miriam Cooper, 1891-1976, Mary Alden, 1883-1946, Ralph Lewis, 1872-1937, George Siegmann, 1882-1928 and Walter Long, 1879-1952 (Alexandria, VA: Alexander Street, 1915, first release 1915), 200 page(s)

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Abstract / Summary
Almost a century after its release, THE BIRTH OF A NATION remains one of the most controversial films ever made... a landmark achievement that continues to fascinate and enrage audiences. It is the epic story of two families, one northern and one southern, during and after the Civil War. D.W. Griffith's masterful direction combines brilliant battle scenes and tender romance with a vicious portrayal of African Americans. It was the greatest feature-length blockbuster yet to be produced in the United States, and the first to be shown in the White House. After seeing the film, President Woodrow Wilson declared it was "like writing history with lightning!" In cities and states across the country, the film energized the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), which tried to have the film banned, or at least the most gruesome scenes censored. The film also inspired African Americans to move into film-making as a way to offer alternative images and stories.
Field of Interest
Film
Accolades / Awards
Won 1992, National Film Preservation Board National Film Registry
Publisher
Alexander Street Press
Director
D. W. Griffith, 1875-1948
Content Type
Script
Duration
0 sec
Format
Text
Sub Genre
History, Silent Film, War, Drama
Original Release Date
1915
Page Count
200
Performer
Robert Harron, 1893-1920, Henry B. Walthall, 1878-1936, Mae Marsh, 1894-1968, Lillian Gish, 1893-1993, Miriam Cooper, 1891-1976, Mary Alden, 1883-1946, Ralph Lewis, 1872-1937, George Siegmann, 1882-1928, Walter Long, 1879-1952
Producer
D. W. Griffith, 1875-1948
Producer - Institution
D. W. Griffith Productions, Epoch Producing Corporation
Publication Year
2003
Publisher
Alexander Street
Place Published / Released
Alexandria, VA
Release Date
1915
Subject
Film, Literature, Music & Performing Arts, Literature & Language, 1910s, African-Americans, Racism, Family, U.S. Civil War, 1861-1865, World War I, 1914-1918, 1910s, Ku Klux Klan, United States. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, John Wilkes Booth, 1838-1865, Ulysses Simpson Grant, 1822-1885, Robert Edward Lee, 1807-1870, Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1865, Charles Sumner, 1811-1874, Woodrow Wilson, 1856-1924, South Carolina, Elsie Stoneman, Flora Cameron, Colonel Ben Cameron, Tod Stoneman, Margaret Cameron, Lydia, Honorable Austin Stoneman, Silas Lynch, Gus
Keywords and Translated Subjects
1910s

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