The Birth of a Nation (1915)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Birth_of_a_Nation_(1915)
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:film
gptkbp:audio silent
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:AFI_100_Years...100_Movies_(1998,_2007)
gptkbp:basedOn gptkb:The_Clansman_(novel)
gptkbp:boxOfficeGross highest-grossing film of its time
gptkbp:budget $110,000
gptkbp:cinematography gptkb:G._W._Bitzer
gptkbp:colorProcess black-and-white
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:genre gptkb:poetry
historical drama
war film
gptkbp:gross over $50 million (lifetime)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Birth of a Nation (1915)
gptkbp:influenced cinematic narrative structure
film editing techniques
future epic films
gptkbp:intertitlesLanguage English
gptkbp:language Silent film
gptkbp:musicBy gptkb:Joseph_Carl_Breil
gptkbp:notableFor controversial depiction of race
influence on film industry
technical innovation in filmmaking
gptkbp:preservedIn gptkb:United_States_National_Film_Registry
gptkbp:producer gptkb:D._W._Griffith
gptkbp:productionCompany gptkb:Epoch_Producing_Corporation
gptkbp:releaseDate February 8, 1915
gptkbp:runtime 195 minutes
gptkbp:setDuring 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:subject gptkb:Civil_War
gptkb:American_South
Ku Klux Klan
Reconstruction
gptkbp:writer gptkb:D._W._Griffith
gptkb:Frank_E._Woods
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:D._W._Griffith
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5