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An absolute keystone of American movie history, acclaimed for its fantastic spectacle and condemned for its overt racism and ennoblement of the Ku Klux Klan. Protests and even riots accompanied its screenings and battles with censors ensured its notoriety. An inescapable piece of film history.

 

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Director D. W. Griffith
Starring Lillian Gish, Mae Marsh, Ralph Lewis

 

Genre Silent Film

 

Country USA Language SILENT   Year 1915

 

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David Shepherd's 'The Making of documentary' is a big plus, helping with the contextualisation and including stills from the Civil War.

 

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Certificate 15   Length 192 mins   Label EUREK
Cat No EKA40021   Format DVD   Black & White
Region2   Aspect 4:3

 

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