The Birth of a Nation 1915

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Call Number: DVD Silent-Film Birth
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Westgate Branch

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Title from container.
Adapted from: The clansman / Thomas Dixon.
Originally produced as a silent motion picture in 1915.
Some segments are color tinted and some are sepia toned.
Special features: The making of The birth of a nation, compiled and written by Russell Merritt, produced and narrated by David Shepard, and produced by Film Preservation Associates in 1992 (24 min.); other related materials.
Lillian Gish, Henry B. Walthall, Mae Marsh, Miriam Cooper, Robert Harron, Wallace Reid, Donald Crisp, Raoul Walsh.
This epic story of the Civil War as seen through the lives of two families is a controversial classic of film history.
DVD; Dolby digital stereo; standard version.
Contents: Clansman.

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Notorious classic submitted by willow on August 19, 2015, 9:37am This silent film is rather notoriously racist for its negative portrayals of African Americans and positive depiction of the Ku Klux Klan. It is also well known for being technically innovative in its film making techniques. It includes the character of Gus, played by white actor Walter Long in blackface, who is ultimately lynched.