The birth of a nation [videorecording] / produced exclusively by D.W. Griffith ; production under the personal direction of D.W. Griffith ; story arranged by D.W. Griffith and Frank E. Woods ; photography, G.W. Bitzer.
Griffith, D. W. (David Wark), 1875-1948.; Woods, Frank E.; Bitzer, G. W., 1872-1944.; Gish, Lillian, 1893-1993.; Marsh, Mae, 1895-1968.; Walthall, Henry B. (Henry Brazeale), 1878-1936.; Cooper, Miriam, 1891-1976.; Alden, Mary, 1883-1946.; Lewis, Ralph, 1872-1937.; Siegmann, George.; Long, Walter, 1879-1952.; Harron, Robert, 1894-1920.; Reid, Wallace, 1891-1923.; Henabery, Joseph, 1887-1976.; Clifton, Elmer, 1890-1949.; Crowell, Josephine, 1849-1932.; Aitken, Spottiswoode, 1869-1933.; Beranger, George André, 1893-1973.; Walsh, Raoul, 1887-1980.; Crisp, Donald, 1880-1974.; Huston, Walter, 1884-1950.; Dixon, Thomas, Jr., 1864-1946. Clansman.; Biograph Company.; Kino International Corporation.
2002
PN1997 .B5782 2002
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Title
The birth of a nation [videorecording] / produced exclusively by D.W. Griffith ; production under the personal direction of D.W. Griffith ; story arranged by D.W. Griffith and Frank E. Woods ; photography, G.W. Bitzer.
Uniform Title
Birth of a nation (Motion picture : 1915)
Variant Title
Subtitle on container: Civil War films of D.W. Griffith
Publication Details
New York, N.Y. : Kino on Video, c2002.
Language
English
Language Note
Silent dialog with music.
Description
2 videodiscs (187 min.) : sd., b&w and col. tinted; 4 3/4 in.
Item Number
738329026622
Call Number
PN1997 .B5782 2002
Dewey Decimal Classification
791.4372
Distributor No.
K266 Kino on Video
Summary
Two brothers, Phil and Ted Stoneman, visit their friends in Piedmont, South Carolina: the family Cameron. This friendship is affected by the Civil War, as the Stonemans and the Camerons must join up opposite armies. The consequences of the War in their lives are shown in connection to major historical events, like the development of the Civil War itself, Lincoln's assassination, and the birth of the Ku Klux Klan.
Note
Videodisc release of the 1915 motion picture.
Adapted from the novel The clansman, by Thomas Dixon.
Access Note
Authorized for private home use only.
Credits
Produced for video by David Shepard ; supplemental disc produced by Bret Wood ; original score by Joseph Carl Breil ; supplemental music composed and performed by Jon C. Mirsalis.
Performer
Lillian Gish, Mae Marsh, Henry Walthall, Miriam Cooper, Mary Alden, Ralph Lewis, George Siegmann, Walter Long, Robert Harron, Wallace Reid, Joseph Henabery, Elmer Clifton, Josephine Crowell, Spottiswoode Aitken, George Beranger, Raoul Walsh, Donald Crisp.
Cast
Lillian Gish, Mae Marsh, Henry Walthall, Miriam Cooper, Mary Alden, Ralph Lewis, George Siegmann, Walter Long, Robert Harron, Wallace Reid, Joseph Henabery, Elmer Clifton, Josephine Crowell, Spottiswoode Aitken, George Beranger, Raoul Walsh, Donald Crisp.
System Details Note
DVD.
Added Author
Griffith, D. W. (David Wark), 1875-1948.
Woods, Frank E.
Bitzer, G. W., 1872-1944.
Gish, Lillian, 1893-1993.
Marsh, Mae, 1895-1968.
Walthall, Henry B. (Henry Brazeale), 1878-1936.
Cooper, Miriam, 1891-1976.
Alden, Mary, 1883-1946.
Lewis, Ralph, 1872-1937.
Siegmann, George.
Long, Walter, 1879-1952.
Harron, Robert, 1894-1920.
Reid, Wallace, 1891-1923.
Henabery, Joseph, 1887-1976.
Clifton, Elmer, 1890-1949.
Crowell, Josephine, 1849-1932.
Aitken, Spottiswoode, 1869-1933.
Beranger, George André, 1893-1973.
Walsh, Raoul, 1887-1980.
Crisp, Donald, 1880-1974.
Huston, Walter, 1884-1950.
Dixon, Thomas, Jr., 1864-1946. Clansman.
Added Corporate Author
Biograph Company.
Kino International Corporation.
Series
Griffith masterworks.
Record Appears in
On-Campus Resources > DVDs
All Resources
Birth of a nation
Making of The birth of a nation / Film Preservation Associates ; compiled and written by Russell Merritt ; produced by David Shepard ; directed by Robert G. Beecher (1993)
Prelude to The birth of a nation / [conversation between D.W. Griffith and Walter Huston] (1930)
In the border states / Biograph Company (1910)
House with closed shutters / Biograph Company (1910)
Fugitive / Biograph Company (1910)
His trust : the faithful devotion and self-sacrifice of an old Negro servant / Biograph Company (1911)
His trust fulfilled / Biograph Company (1910)
Swords and hearts / Biograph Company (1911) Battle / Biograph Company (1911)
New York vs. The birth of a nation
Posters, ads, souvenir programs
Excerpts from the novel
D.W. Griffith on the making of The birth of a nation.

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