The Birth of a Nation
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Considered one of the most controversial and explicitly racist films of the early 20th century, Birth of a Nation is also one of the most influential motion picture masterpieces. Directed by D.W. Griffith at the height of his creativity, the film broke ground in new cinematic innovations, technical effects and artistic achievements that would influence feature films throughout the century and for all time. When the film was released, controversy fueled the box-office appeal and made it a major hit, earning a whopping $18 million by the start of the talkies and making it the top money maker until the release of Gone With the Wind. Based on Rev. Thomas Dixon Jr's 1905 melodrama The Clansman, the story deals with two families caught up in the Civil War and its aftermath. With a cast that reads like a who's who of silent era greats including Lillian Gish, Mae Marsh, Wallace Reid, Donald Crisp and Henry B. Walthall, the film was selected for preservation by the National Film Registry in 1992 and voted one of the top 100 films by AFI.
Title
The Birth of a Nation – 1915
Studio
Epoch Producing
Image Size
4823 px x 7044 px
16.08" w x 23.48" h
300 DPI
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Considered one of the most controversial and explicitly racist films of the early 20th century, Birth of a Nation is also one of the most influential motion picture masterpieces. Directed by D.W. Griffith at the height of his creativity, the film broke ground in new cinematic innovations, technical effects and artistic achievements that would influence feature films throughout the century and for all time. When the film was released, controversy fueled the box-office appeal and made it a major hit, earning a whopping $18 million by the start of the talkies and making it the top money maker until the release of Gone With the Wind. Based on Rev. Thomas Dixon Jr's 1905 melodrama The Clansman, the story deals with two families caught up in the Civil War and its aftermath. With a cast that reads like a who's who of silent era greats including Lillian Gish, Mae Marsh, Wallace Reid, Donald Crisp and Henry B. Walthall, the film was selected for preservation by the National Film Registry in 1992 and voted one of the top 100 films by AFI.
Title
The Birth of a Nation – 1915
Studio
Epoch Producing
Image Size
4823 px x 7044 px
16.08" w x 23.48" h
300 DPI
Tiff
Note: Watermark will not appear on downloaded file