The birth of a nation ; and the Civil War films of D.W. Griffith
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Popular Media - 3rd FloorPN1995.75 .B57 2002On Shelf

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Subjects

LC Subjects
Birth of a nation (Motion picture : 1915)
Historical films.
Historical films.
Ku Klux Klan (19th century) -- Drama.
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) -- Drama.
Short films.
Short films.
Silent films.
Silent films.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Drama.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Birth of a nation (Motion picture : 1915)
Drama
Historical films
History
Ku Klux Klan (19th century)
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
Short films
Silent films
United States -- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq
Other Subjects
Courts métrages.
Feature films.
Feature films.
Films historiques.
Films muets.
Historical films.
Ku Klux Klan -- Drama.
Short films.
Silent films.

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Format
DVD
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (187 min.) : sound, color tinted ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
738329026622

Notes

General Note
Videodisc release of the 1915 motion picture.
General Note
Based on the novel The clansman, by Thomas Dixon.
Creation/Production Credits
Director, D.W. Griffith ; writers, D.W. Griffith, Frank E. Woods ; photographer, William Bitzer ; original score by Joseph Carl Breil ; supplemental music composed and performed by Jon C. Mirsalis.
Participants/Performers
Lillian Gish, Mae Marsh, Henry Walthall, Miriam Cooper, Robert Harron, Wallace Reid, Bessie Love, Elmo Lincoln, Raoul Walsh, Donald Crisp, Ralph Lewis.
Description
A Civil War spectacular. Portrays life in the South during and after the Civil War as revealed in a story depicting the war itself, the conflict between the defeated Southerners and emancipated renegade Negroes, the despoiling of the South during the carpetbagger period, and the revival of the Southern white man's honor through the efforts of the Ku Klux Klan.
System Details
DVD; NTSC.
Language
Silent dialog with music.
Awards
Entered into the National Film Registry in 1992.
Local note
SACFinal081324

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Griffith, D. W. 1., Wood, B., Shepard, D., Woods, F. E., Gish, L., Marsh, M., Walthall, H. B. 1., Bitzer, G. W., Cooper, M., Harron, R., Reid, W., Love, B., Lincoln, E., Walsh, R., Crisp, D., Lewis, R., Breil, J. C., Mirsalis, J. C., & Dixon, T., Jr. (2002). The birth of a nation: and the Civil War films of D.W. Griffith . Kino on Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

D. W. 1875-1948. Griffith et al.. 2002. The Birth of a Nation: And the Civil War Films of D.W. Griffith. New York, N.Y.: Kino on Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

D. W. 1875-1948. Griffith et al.. The Birth of a Nation: And the Civil War Films of D.W. Griffith New York, N.Y.: Kino on Video, 2002.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Griffith, D. W. 1., Wood, B., Shepard, D., Woods, F. E., Gish, L., Marsh, M. and Walthall, H. B. 1. et al (2002). The birth of a nation: and the civil war films of D.W. griffith. New York, N.Y.: Kino on Video.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Griffith, D. W. 1875-1948., et al. The Birth of a Nation: And the Civil War Films of D.W. Griffith Kino on Video, 2002.

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