The Birth of a Nation (1915)

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Directed By D.W. Griffith Starring Lillian Gish • Mae Marsh • Henry B. Walthall • Miriam Cooper • Mary Alden Genres Drama • Epic • Historical Epic • Historical Film • Romance • Silent Film • War Epic • War • Western Studios &
Franchises National Film Registry • Kino International • Masters of Cinema • They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? • 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die • Roger Ebert's Great Movies • Time Out: New York's 50 Most Controversial Movies • BBC's 100 Greatest American Films Release Info 1915-03-03T00:00:00Z March 3, 1915
B&W • 190 minutes NR Rated NR see more films from 1915 ► see more about this film on our blog ►

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Caesar on 3/24/2013 Reply · Like · (1 like)

A landmark film, but so very boring.

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eaglesflyhigh on 2/7/2015 Reply · Like · (0 likes)

Despite it's racist theme, The Birth of a Nation is a legendary epic that revolutionized not only cinema history, but showed the power that movies actually have on the world. And if you stick with it, it's not so boring!

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eaglesflyhigh on 5/9/2021 Reply · Like · (0 likes)

Forget what I said, this movie is terribly offensive and not worth watching despite any technical achievements. Griffith has other great innovative works worth watching.

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TommyDoyle2016 on 4/2/2020 Reply · Like · (0 likes)

Griffith is a great filmmaker, but fuck this movie. It's not innovative, it's shit.

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