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The birth of a nation : or, The clansman / David W. Griffith Corp. ; presented, produced and directed by D.W. Griffith ; scenario, David Wark Griffith and Frank E. Woods.
Annenberg Library - Reserve VHS PS3507.I93 C552 1973
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- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Dixon, Thomas, Jr., 1864-1946--Film adaptations.
- Dixon, Thomas.
- Dixon, Thomas, Jr., 1864-1946.
- Ku Klux Klan (19th century)--Drama.
- Ku Klux Klan (19th century).
- Slavery.
- Southern States.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Drama.
- United States.
- History.
- Slavery--Southern States--Drama.
- Genre:
- Drama.
- Feature films.
- Silent films.
- Film adaptations.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videocassette (approximately 154 min.) : silent, black and white tinted ; 1/2 in.
- 1/2 in.
- monochrome
- Other Title:
- Clansman
- Place of Publication:
- United States : Killiam Shows, Inc. : Republic Pictures Home Video, [1973]
- Language Note:
- Silent with musical accompaniment and English intertitles.
- System Details:
- VHS.
- analog
- magnetic
- VHS
- Summary:
- "Two brothers, Phil and Ted Stoneman, visit their friends in Piedmont, South Carolina: the family Cameron. This friendship is affected by the Civil War, as the Stonemans and the Camerons must join up opposite armies. The consequences of the War in their lives are shown in connection to major historical events, like the development of the Civil War itself, Lincoln's assassination, and the birth of the Ku Klux Klan."--IMDb.com
- Participant:
- Henry Walthall, Miriam Cooper, Mae Marsh, Lillian Gish, Mary Alden.
- Credits:
- Camera, G.W. Bitzer ; musical accompaniment composed by Joseph Carl Breil.
- Notes:
- Based on the novel The clansman by Thomas Dixon.
- VHS of film originally released in 1915.
- OCLC:
- 63667653
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