The Birth of a Nation (1915)
GPTKB entity
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:film
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| gptkbp:allows |
banned in several cities
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| gptkbp:awards |
Academy Award nominations
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| gptkbp:based_on |
The Klansman (play)
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| gptkbp:box_office |
$10 million
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| gptkbp:cinematography |
Griffith and G. W. Bitzer
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| gptkbp:composer |
gptkb:Joseph_Carl_Breil
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| gptkbp:controversy |
depiction of African Americans
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| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
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| gptkbp:critical_reception |
mixed reviews over the years
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| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
inspired protests and discussions on racism
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| gptkbp:cultural_significance |
considered a landmark in film history
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| gptkbp:depicts |
the Reconstruction era
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| gptkbp:director |
gptkb:D._W._Griffith
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| gptkbp:features |
gptkb:Lillian_Gish
gptkb:Mae_Marsh gptkb:Henry_B._Walthall gptkb:Donald_Crisp gptkb:Walter_Long |
| gptkbp:follows |
The Klansman (story)
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| gptkbp:genre |
gptkb:High_School
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
set during the American Civil War
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Birth of a Nation (1915)
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| gptkbp:influenced |
future filmmakers
modern cinema the use of music in film the development of feature-length films the formation of the modern Ku Klux Klan the portrayal of historical events in cinema the use of editing techniques |
| gptkbp:language |
English
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| gptkbp:legacy |
debate on artistic freedom vs. social responsibility
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| gptkbp:notable_for |
its box office success
its technical innovations controversial portrayal of race relations its impact on American culture its length for the time period |
| gptkbp:premiere |
gptkb:Borough
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| gptkbp:production_company |
gptkb:David_W._Griffith_Corporation
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| gptkbp:release_date |
1915-02-08
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| gptkbp:restoration |
2016 restoration by the Library of Congress
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| gptkbp:runtime |
195 minutes
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| gptkbp:screenplay_by |
D. W. Griffith and Frank E. Woods
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| gptkbp:technique |
narrative storytelling
close-ups epic scale cross-cutting |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Adolph_Zukor
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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