The Griffith, D. W. (David Wark), 1875-1948 direction production writing Woods, Frank E., writing Bitzer, G. W., 1872-1944 camera Walthall, Henry B. (Henry Brazeale), 1878-1936 cast Marsh, Mae, 1895-1968 cast Gish, Lillian, 1893-1993 cast Reid, Wallace, 1891-1923 cast Crisp, Donald, 1880-1974 cast Walsh, Raoul, 1887-1980 cast David W. Griffith Corp. Epoch Producing Corp. moving image motion picture two-dimensional moving image Historical films. Epic films. Silent films. Feature films. Fiction films. xxu monographic United States United States Epoch Producing Corp. Epoch Producing Corp. 1915 1921] eng

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theatrical projection print 12 film reels of 12 on 6 (11,320 ft.) : si., col. ; 35 mm. dupe neg pic 12 film reels on 6 (approximately 11,000 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm. "The most successful and artistically advanced film of its time, The Birth of a Nation has also sparked protests, riots, and divisiveness since its first release. The film tells the story of the Civil War and its aftermath, as seen through the eyes of two families. The Stonemans hail from the North, the Camerons from the South. When war breaks out, the Stonemans cast their lot with the Union, while the Camerons are loyal to Dixie"--AllMovie.com. Griffith Feature Films ; directed, produced by D.W. Griffith ; story arranged by D.W. Griffith and Frank E. Woods. Copyright: Epoch Producing Corp. and Thomas Dixon; 8Feb15; LP6677. Copyright: David W. Griffith Corp.; 13Feb15; LU4453. Adapted from Thomas Dixon's novel, The Clansman. Theatrical projection print printed on color stock because original was tinted and toned. DLC LC holds additional material on this title. Contact reference librarian. DLC Theatrical projection print (CQA 0672-0677) is AVCMS 7494-77; dupe neg pic (FQA 1129-1134) is AVCMS 7494-39. DLC Theatrical projection print viewed for credits. Sources used: American Film Institute catalog, feature films, 1911-1920, p. 70; Stokes, Melvyn. D.W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation (2007), p. 16-17, 294, 366-367; The Griffith project, v. 8, program sequence no. 513, p. 50-112; email correspondence with Peter Williamson, preservation officer, Museum of Modern Art, June 10, 2020; The Birth of a Nation: Controversial Classic Gets a Definitive New Restoration, posted by Patrick Stanbury, February 17, 2016, on the Brenton Film WWW site, viewed June 17, 2020; Photoplay Productions WWW site, viewed June 17, 2020. Photography, G.W. Bitzer. Henry Walthall, Miriam Cooper, Mae Marsh, Ralph Lewis, Lillian Gish, Robert Harron, Wallace Reid, Donald Crisp, Raoul Walsh. This theatrical projection print and negative originate from the same 35 mm nitrate print. However, the theatrical projection print may contain slight differences, such as stretch-printed titles. LC also holds a Blu-ray disc of the Centenary edition of The birth of a nation (lccn 2018600299), restored by Photoplay Productions in 2015. The same 35 mm nitrate print was used in the restoration. This film was selected for the National Film Registry. n-usu-- Ku Klux Klan (19th century) History Drama Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) Drama United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Drama Southern States Social conditions 1865-1945 Drama CQA 0672-0677 (theatrical projection print) FQA 1129-1134 (dupe neg pic) Dixon, Thomas, Jr., 1864-1946 AVCMS (DLC) 7494 95522190 2020600012 aacr amim DLC 951205 20250606175045.0 11662619 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.8 using MARC21slim2MODS3-8_XSLT1-0.xsl (Revision 1.172 20230208)