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The Birth of a Nation (Blu-Ray) (1915)
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| Starring: | Lillian Gish, Mae Marsh, Henry B. Walthall, Miriam Cooper, Mary Alden, Clara T. Bracy, Donald Crisp, Dorothy West, Edward Dillon, Edwin August, Elmer Clifton, George Beranger, George Siegmann, Howard Gaye, Jennie Lee, Joseph Henabery, Josephine Crowell, Kate Bruce, Maxfield Stanley, Ralph Lewis, Robert Harron, Spottiswoode Aitken, Wallace Reid, Walter Long |
| Director: | D.W. Griffith |
| Genre: | Blu-Ray, Silent |
| Year: | 1915 |
| Studio: | Kino Video |
| Length: | 186 minutes |
| Released: | November 22, 2011 |
| Rating: | NR |
| Format: | DVD |
| Misc: | NTSC, Black & White |
| Language: | English(Original Language) |
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SYNOPSIS:Nearly 100 years after its initial release, The Birth of a Nation remains one of the most controversial films ever made and a landmark achievement in film history that continues to fascinate and enrage audiences. It is the epic story of two families, one northern and one southern, during and after the Civil War. D. W. Griffith's masterful direction combines brilliant battle scenes and tender romance with a vicious portrayal of African-Americans. It was the greatest feature-length blockbuster yet to be produced in the United States and the first to be shown in the White House. After seeing it, President Woodrow Wilson remarked it was "like writing history with lightning!"
BONUS FEATURES:
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Spoken Introduction by D.W. Griffith and Walter Huston (Including the newly rediscovered intermission sequence)
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The Making of The Birth of a Nation (1992, 24 min. Produced by David Shepard)
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Civil War Shorts directed by D. W. Griffith:
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In the Border States (1910, 16 min.)
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The House with the Closed Shutters (1910, 17 min.)
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The Fugitive (1910, 17 min.)
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His Trust (1910, 14 min.)
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His Trust Fulfilled (1910, 11 mins.)
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Swords and Hearts (1911, 16 mins.)
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The Battle (1911, 17 mins.)
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New York vs. The Birth of a Nation -- an archive of information documenting the battles over the film's 1922 re-release, including protests by the NAACP, transcripts of meetings, legal documents, newspaper articles, and a montage of scenes ordered cut by the New York Censor Board.
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PLUS: Excerpts from The Birth of a Nation souvenir book (1915) and several original programs.
NOTE: Except the introduction, all the bonus features above are in standard definition and come with DVD when purchased, but not as a rental.
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