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The Birth of a Nation

Epoch Producing Corporation (1915)

DVD ISO

014381467420

6.1

28,234

Drama | History | Romance | War | Western

USA | Silent Film | Black & White | 03:07

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D.W. Griffith's spectacular silent masterpiece is available for the first time on DVD. The most successful silent film ever, The Birth of a Nation remains America's most controversial cinematic landmark. Also included is a 24-minute "making of" documentary detailing the production of the film with rare behind-the-scenes footage and more.

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	Lillian Gish	Elsie - Stoneman's Daughter
	Mae Marsh	Flora Cameron - The Pet Sister
	Henry B. Walthall	Col. Ben Cameron aka The Little Colonel
	Miriam Cooper	Margaret Cameron - The Elder Sister
	Mary Alden	Lydia Brown - Stoneman's Mulatto Housekeeper
	Ralph Lewis	Hon. Austin Stoneman - Leader of the House
	George Siegmann	Silas Lynch - Mulatto Lieut. Governor
	Walter Long	Gus - A Renegade Negro
	Robert Harron	Tod - Stoneman's Younger Son
	Wallace Reid	Jeff - The Blacksmith
	Joseph Henabery	Abraham Lincoln
	Elmer Clifton	Phil - Stoneman's Elder Son
	Josephine Crowell	Mrs. Cameron
	Spottiswoode Aitken	Dr. Cameron
	George Beranger	Wade Cameron - The Second Son
	Maxfield Stanley	Duke Cameron - The Youngest Son
	Jennie Lee	Mammy - The Faithful Servant
	Donald Crisp	Gen. Ulysses S. Grant
	Howard Gaye	Gen. Robert E. Lee
	Bennie Billings	Child
	Monte Blue	Minor Role
	Harry Braham	Cameron's Male Servant
	Beulah Burns	Sick woman's child
	Bob Burns	Klan Leader
	Edmund Burns	Klansman

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Director	D.W. Griffith
Writer	Thomas Dixon Jr., D.W. Griffith, Frank E. Woods, Woodrow Wilson, John M. Hay, John G. Nicolay
Producer	H.E. Aitken, D.W. Griffith
Musician	Joseph Carl BREIL, D.W. Griffith
Photography	G.W. Bitzer

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Edition details

Packaging	Snap Case
Nr Discs	1
Screen Ratios	Standard (1.33:1)
Audio Tracks	ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Stereo
Subtitles	English
Distributor	Image Entertainment
Layers	Single side, Single layer
Edition Release Date	Nov 17, 1998
Regions	1