Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 187 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + booklet |
Summary |
This epic Civil War drama, using the interwoven stories of two families, one Southern and one Northern, is one of the most influential films in the history of the cinema and, because of its racism, one of the most controversial |
Notes |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1915 |
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Includes special feature: 12 page illustrated booklet |
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Includes: The Making of Birth of a Nation: includes Civil War footage and many previously unseen stills |
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Based on the novels The Clansman and The Leopard's Spots by Thomas Dixon |
Credits |
Directed by D.W. Griffith |
Cast |
Lillian Gish, Mae Marsh, Henry Walthall |
Notes |
Rated: M |
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DVD format, region 4 ; PAL |
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Silent with orchestral score |
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Available to Deakin University staff and students only |
SUBJECT |
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Drama.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007100164
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Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Video recordings.
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Drama.
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Author |
Dixon, Thomas, Jr., 1864-1946.
Clansman
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Dixon, Thomas, Jr., 1864-1946.
Leopard's spots
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Griffith, D. W. (David Wark), 1875-1948.
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Gish, Lillian, 1893-1993.
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Marsh, Mae, 1895-1968.
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