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| Genre: | Classics |
| Year: | 1916 |
| Rating: | ? |
| Length: | 160mins |
| Country: | USA |
| Cast: | Lillian Gish, Mae Marsh, Erich Van Stoheim |
| Credits: | Directed by David Ward Griffeth (silent, 35mm) |
Synopsis
D.W. Grifith's masterpiece, intended as a response to the widespread idiological criticism of his film The Birth of a Nation is concieved as a historical spectacle, depicting the religious, social and political hatred among different peoples from ancient times to the present day. Employing numerous, cinematic devices in a creative manner, and featuring some of the greatest actions of the silent area,this work has a particular signigicance today in light of existing worldwide nationalistic and ethinic conflict.
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