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American Experience1988* 6.5
Hollywood Black2024* 3.0
Hollywood1980* 8.4
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies1995* 8.0
The Tramp and the Dictator2002* 7.1
1776, or The Hessian Renegades1909* 5.2
San Francisco1936* 6.6
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty2020* 8.0
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema2007* 4.3
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies2008* 5.0
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino1961* 7.0
The Making of 'The Birth of a Nation'1993* 6.0
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists1998* 10.0
The Girls and Daddy1909* 3.0
Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20)1921* NR
Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me1988* NR
Two Daughters of Eve1912* NR
D.W. Griffith: An American Genius1975* NR
The Adventures of Billy1911* 5.7
King of the Cannibal Islands1908* 2.0
Mary Pickford a Blessing and a Curse2023* 7.0
The Politician's Love Story1909* 4.3
The Sculptor's Nightmare1908* 4.3
When Knights Were Bold1908* 3.2
Balked at the Altar1908* 3.3
Rescued from an Eagle's Nest1908* 5.5The Heart of O Yama1908* 1.5
Enoch Arden1915* 6.3The King's Messenger1908* 1.0
At the Altar1909* 4.0Old Isaacs, the Pawnbroker1908* 2.0The Man in the Box1908* 3.0At the Crossroads of Life1908* 4.0The Red Girl1908* 3.5
1930 Prelude to "The Birth of a Nation"1930* 4.5
Deceived Slumming Party1908* 6.0The Princess in the Vase1908* NR
The Fatal Hour1908* 2.5
Cupid’s Pranks1908* 3.6The Yellow Peril1908* 3.0
D.W. Griffith
DirectingBorn 22 Jan 1875LaGrange, Kentucky, USA
David Llewelyn Wark Griffith was a premier pioneering American film director. He is best known as the director of the controversial and groundbreaking 1915 film The Birth of a Nation and the subsequent film Intolerance (1916). Griffith's film The Birth of a Nation made pioneering use of advanced camera and narrative techniques, and its immense popularity set the stage for the dominance of the feature-length film. It also proved extremely controversial at the time and ever since for its negative depiction of Black Americans and their supporters, and its positive portrayal of slavery and the Ku …
Known For & Filmography
American Experience1988* 6.5Hollywood Black2024* 3.0Hollywood1980* 8.4The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies1995* 8.0The Tramp and the Dictator2002* 7.11776, or The Hessian Renegades1909* 5.2San Francisco1936* 6.6Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty2020* 8.0Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema2007* 4.3Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies2008* 5.0The Legend of Rudolph Valentino1961* 7.0The Making of 'The Birth of a Nation'1993* 6.0Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists1998* 10.0The Girls and Daddy1909* 3.0Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20)1921* NRLillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me1988* NRTwo Daughters of Eve1912* NRD.W. Griffith: An American Genius1975* NRThe Adventures of Billy1911* 5.7King of the Cannibal Islands1908* 2.0Mary Pickford a Blessing and a Curse2023* 7.0The Politician's Love Story1909* 4.3The Sculptor's Nightmare1908* 4.3When Knights Were Bold1908* 3.2Balked at the Altar1908* 3.3Rescued from an Eagle's Nest1908* 5.5The Heart of O Yama1908* 1.5Enoch Arden1915* 6.3The King's Messenger1908* 1.0At the Altar1909* 4.0Old Isaacs, the Pawnbroker1908* 2.0The Man in the Box1908* 3.0At the Crossroads of Life1908* 4.0The Red Girl1908* 3.51930 Prelude to "The Birth of a Nation"1930* 4.5Deceived Slumming Party1908* 6.0The Princess in the Vase1908* NRThe Fatal Hour1908* 2.5Cupid’s Pranks1908* 3.6The Yellow Peril1908* 3.0Data by TMDB. Not endorsed or certified by TMDB.