Birth of a Nation (film)

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:film
gptkbp:awards National Film Registry selection
gptkbp:basedOn gptkb:The_Clansman_(novel)
gptkbp:boxOfficeGross over $10 million
gptkbp:budget $110,000
gptkbp:cinematography gptkb:G._W._Bitzer
gptkbp:controversy racist content
depiction of Ku Klux Klan
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:director gptkb:D._W._Griffith
gptkbp:distributedBy gptkb:David_W._Griffith_Corp.
gptkbp:filmingLocation gptkb:California
gptkb:Los_Angeles
gptkbp:format black-and-white
silent
gptkbp:genre historical drama
silent film
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Birth of a Nation (film)
gptkbp:influenced film techniques
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:musicBy gptkb:Joseph_Carl_Breil
gptkbp:notableFor epic scale
historical significance
parallel editing
innovative camera work
first 12-reel film in America
use of close-ups
gptkbp:openToPublic yes
gptkbp:preservedIn gptkb:United_States_National_Film_Registry
gptkbp:producer gptkb:D._W._Griffith
gptkbp:releaseDate 1915
gptkbp:runtime 195 minutes
gptkbp:sequel gptkb:Intolerance_(film)
gptkbp:setInPeriod gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkb:Reconstruction_era
gptkbp:starring gptkb:Robert_Harron
gptkb:Walter_Long
gptkb:Henry_B._Walthall
gptkb:George_Siegmann
gptkb:Lillian_Gish
gptkb:Mae_Marsh
gptkb:Miriam_Cooper
gptkb:Ralph_Lewis
gptkbp:studio gptkb:Epoch_Producing_Corporation
gptkbp:subject gptkb:American_Civil_War
Ku Klux Klan
Reconstruction
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Rise_of_the_Ku_Klux_Klan
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5