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The Birth of a Nation
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Directed by: D.W. Griffith
The Birth of a Nation (1915) is writer-producer-director D.W. Griffith's ground-breaking silent epic, a work of egregious racism (is was originally titled The Clansman, which is certainly significant) that also, tragically, was perhaps the most original and influential work of art produced by the still-nascent movie industry. It's been called both "savage" and "the most influential film in history"; now - via this splendid preservation/reconstruction from Patrick Stanbury and Kevin Brownlow, the latter of whom has declared that "we can never censor the past" - modern audiences can see and judge for themselves.
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Format:
Blu-ray
Discs:
BD-50 (2 Discs)
Total: 2 Discs
Regions:
A/B/C (Blu-ray)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33:1
Audio Options:
Musical Score DTS-HD MA Surround 5.1
Musical Score DTS-HD MA Stereo 2.0
Resolution:
1080p/24
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Audio Recording, Outtakes, Short Film, Featurette, Radio Program, Gallery, Text
- 1930 Sound Reissue Prologue, Intermission and Introduction to Act 2
- Outtakes and Original Camera Tests
- Four Additional Civil War-Themed Silent Films from D.W.. Griffith and Other Directors: The Coward, The Rose of Kentucky, Stolen Glory and The Drummer of the 8th (in Two Versions)
- The Birth of a Nation: The Legacy
- The Clansman: From Stage to Screen
- The Birth of a Nation Score Recording Sessions Conducted by John Lanchbery
- D.W. Griffith on Lux Radio Theater with Cecil B. De Mille
- We Can Never Censor the Past text essay by Kevin Brownlow
- The Birth of a Nation: The 2015 Restoration text essay by Patrick Stanbury
- Fighting Back: Responding to The Birth of a Nation text essay by Ashley Clark
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