|
gptkbp:instanceOf
|
gptkb:film
|
|
gptkbp:audio
|
silent
|
|
gptkbp:authorOfSourceMaterial
|
gptkb:Thomas_Dixon_Jr.
|
|
gptkbp:awards
|
gptkb:National_Film_Registry_(selected_1992)
|
|
gptkbp:basedOn
|
gptkb:The_Clansman
gptkb:The_Leopard's_Spots
|
|
gptkbp:boxOfficeGross
|
over $50 million (estimated, worldwide)
|
|
gptkbp:budget
|
$110,000
|
|
gptkbp:cinematography
|
gptkb:G._W._Bitzer
|
|
gptkbp:colorProcess
|
black-and-white
|
|
gptkbp:conservationStatus
|
preserved in multiple archives
|
|
gptkbp:controversy
|
glorification of Ku Klux Klan
racist portrayal of African Americans
|
|
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
|
gptkb:United_States
|
|
gptkbp:director
|
gptkb:D._W._Griffith
|
|
gptkbp:distributedBy
|
gptkb:Epoch_Producing_Corporation
|
|
gptkbp:filmingLocation
|
gptkb:California
|
|
gptkbp:format
|
35 mm
|
|
gptkbp:genre
|
historical drama
silent film
|
|
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
|
The Birth of a Nation
|
|
gptkbp:influenced
|
gptkb:American_film_industry
cinematic narrative structure
film editing techniques
|
|
gptkbp:language
|
English
|
|
gptkbp:musicBy
|
gptkb:Joseph_Carl_Breil
orchestral accompaniment
|
|
gptkbp:notableFor
|
controversial racial content
depiction of Ku Klux Klan
innovative film techniques
|
|
gptkbp:notableScene
|
gptkb:Lincoln_assassination
Klan ride
|
|
gptkbp:premiereDate
|
February 8, 1915
|
|
gptkbp:premiereLocation
|
gptkb:Clune's_Auditorium,_Los_Angeles
|
|
gptkbp:producer
|
gptkb:D._W._Griffith
|
|
gptkbp:publicReaction
|
NAACP opposition
protests and censorship
|
|
gptkbp:releaseDate
|
1915
|
|
gptkbp:runtime
|
195 minutes
3 hours 13 minutes
|
|
gptkbp:screenwriter
|
gptkb:D._W._Griffith
gptkb:Frank_E._Woods
|
|
gptkbp:setInPeriod
|
gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkb:Reconstruction_era
|
|
gptkbp:starring
|
gptkb:Henry_B._Walthall
gptkb:Lillian_Gish
gptkb:Mae_Marsh
gptkb:Miriam_Cooper
gptkb:Ralph_Lewis
|
|
gptkbp:bfsParent
|
gptkb:D.W._Griffith
gptkb:Carrie_McDonald
gptkb:Gabrielle_Union
gptkb:Walter_Long
gptkb:D._W._Griffith
gptkb:Lillian_Gish
gptkb:D.W._Griffith_Productions
|
|
gptkbp:bfsLayer
|
5
|