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The Birth Of A Nation (1915)
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"Includes an abbreviated version of Birth Of A Race."-Los Angeles Times
Called "the landmark of American motion pictures" by Leonard Maltin, The Birth Of A Nation was the most successful film of its time.However, this success was a double-edged sword, illuminating how the influence of popular art and entertainment carried a social responsibility.The difficult racial content, and the fact that director D.W. Griffith portrayed the Ku Klux Klan in a positive and heroic light, aroused passions 75 years ago and continues to do so today.
This edition has been digitally transferred from the finest 35mm print at the International Museum of Photography at George Eas | | |