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Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

Historic Drama · War

Returning to the historic era of his greatest success, Griffith paid homage to the sixteenth President in this moving drama starring Walter Huston (The Treasure of the Sierra Madre).

Biograph Shorts (Special Edition)

Biograph Shorts (Special Edition)

The selection of motion pictures featured in this two-disc set traces D. W. Griffith's rapid, unparalleled development as a filmmaker during his five year stint at the Biograph Company -- a development that contributed substantially to the emergence of film as a powerful form of cultural expression.

The Birth of a Nation

The Birth of a Nation

Historic Drama · Silent · National Film Registry

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

Romance · Silent · National Film Registry

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

Silent · National Film Registry

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)

Silent · Period Drama · National Film Registry

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

Historic Drama · Silent · Period Drama

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

Sally Of The Sawdust

Sally Of The Sawdust

Comedy · Silent

W. C. Fields stars as a lovable con man who becomes the unlikely guardian of an orphaned circus waif (Carol Dempster).

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.