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D.W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation
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https://gptkb.org/entity/D.W._Griffith's_The_Birth_of_a_Nation
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Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:film
gptkbp:AFI100
#44 (1998)
gptkbp:basedOn
gptkb:The_Clansman
gptkbp:boxOfficeGross
over $50 million (estimated)
gptkbp:budget
$110,000
gptkbp:cinematography
gptkb:G.W._Bitzer
gptkbp:controversy
depiction of African Americans
portrayal of Ku Klux Klan as heroes
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:director
gptkb:D.W._Griffith
gptkbp:distributor
gptkb:Epoch_Producing_Corporation
gptkbp:format
black-and-white
silent film
gptkbp:genre
historical drama
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
D.W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation
gptkbp:influenced
cinematic narrative structure
film editing techniques
Hollywood filmmaking
gptkbp:influencedBy
gptkb:The_Clansman_by_Thomas_Dixon_Jr.
gptkbp:language
English
gptkbp:musicBy
gptkb:Joseph_Carl_Breil
gptkbp:notableFor
controversial racial content
innovative film techniques
gptkbp:premiereDate
February 8, 1915
gptkbp:premiereLocation
gptkb:Clune's_Auditorium,_Los_Angeles
gptkbp:preservationYear
1992
gptkbp:preservedIn
gptkb:National_Film_Registry
gptkbp:producer
gptkb:D.W._Griffith
gptkbp:releaseYear
1915
gptkbp:runtime
195 minutes
gptkbp:screenwriter
gptkb:D.W._Griffith
gptkbp:setDuring
gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkb:Reconstruction_era
gptkbp:starring
gptkb:Walter_Long
gptkb:Henry_B._Walthall
gptkb:Donald_Crisp
gptkb:George_Siegmann
gptkb:Lillian_Gish
gptkb:Mae_Marsh
gptkb:Miriam_Cooper
gptkb:Ralph_Lewis
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:The_Birth_of_a_Movement
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