View Item - FM-B082-1915

Language:
English
Category:
Silent
Level:
Unknown
Catalog Num:
FM-B082-1915
Title:
Birth of a Nation, The
Item Type:
Video
Medium:
DVD
Program:
F&MS

Reserved:
No
Status:
Available

The Birth of a Nation (also known as The Clansman), a silent film directed by D. W. Griffith and released in 1915, is one of the most influential and controversial of American motion pictures. Set during and after the American Civil War, the film was based on Thomas Dixon's The Clansman, a novel and play. The Birth of a Nation is noted for its innovative technical and narrative achievements, and its status as the first Hollywood "blockbuster." It has provoked great controversy for its treatment of white supremacy and sympathetic account of the rise of the Ku Klux Klan.

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