Top Results for “D. W. Griffith”
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The Birth of a Nation

The Birth of a Nation

National Film Registry · War · Silent

Almost a century after its release, The Birth of a Nation remains one of the most controversial films ever made... a landmark achievement of filmmaking that undeniably demonstrates the deep roots of America's racist history.

Broken Blossoms

Broken Blossoms

National Film Registry · Silent · Romance

The heartbreaking story of a waterfront waif (Lillian Gish) from the Limehouse district of London who escapes the abuse of her father (Donald Crisp) through a doomed relationship with a Chinese immigrant (Richard Barthelmess).

Intolerance

Intolerance

National Film Registry · Silent

An epic like nothing that came before it or has been seen since, Griffith's monumental masterpiece remains as powerful today as it was almost a century ago. Featuring an orchestral score by Carl Davis.

Intolerance (Griffith Masterworks)

Intolerance (Griffith Masterworks)

Period Drama · National Film Registry · Silent

D.W. Griffith had a vision of the movies as the greatest spiritual force the world had ever known. Just one year after the huge success of THE BIRTH OF A NATION, he was emboldened to prove his faith in the new medium with the superproduction INTOLERANCE.

Orphans of the Storm

Orphans of the Storm

Period Drama · Historic Drama · Silent

Two delicate souls (Lillian and Dorothy Gish) are caught in the tempest of the French Revolution.

Way Down East

Way Down East

Silent

Griffith billed this film as a "simple tale of plain people." This modest remark does little to convey the scale and significance of one of this director's most ambitious works and his most popular after Birth of a Nation.