The Birth of a Nation by D.W. Griffith from 1915
American Historical Silent Epic Drama Film
Starring Lillian Gish
Griffith began filming on July 4, 1914 and was finished by October 1914. Some filming took place in Big Bear Lake, California. Much of the filming was done on the Griffith Ranch in San Fernando Valley, with the Petersburg scenes being shot at what is today Forest Lawn Memorial Park and other scenes being shot in Whittier and Ojai Valley.
West Point engineers provided technical advice on the American Civil War battle scenes, providing Griffith with the artillery used in the film.
By the time he finished filming, Griffith had shot approximately 150,000 feet of footage (approximately 36 hours of film), which he edited down to 13,000 feet (just over 3 hours).
The film was controversial even before its release, and it has remained so ever since; but from a film historical point of view, keeping in mind the technical solutions, it can be stated that it is a Basic Work of the Film History.
Cast:
Lillian Gish as Elsie Stoneman
Mae Marsh as Flora Cameron, the pet sister
Henry B. Walthall as Colonel Benjamin Cameron ("The Little Colonel")
Miriam Cooper as Margaret Cameron, elder sister
Mary Alden as Lydia Brown, Stoneman's housekeeper
Ralph Lewis as Austin Stoneman, Leader of the House
George Siegmann as Silas Lynch
Walter Long as Gus, the renegade
Wallace Reid as Jeff, the blacksmith
Joseph Henabery as Abraham Lincoln
Elmer Clifton as Phil Stoneman, elder son
Robert Harron as Tod Stoneman
Josephine Crowell as Mrs. Cameron
Spottiswoode Aitken as Dr. Cameron
George Beranger as Wade Cameron, second son
Maxfield Stanley as Duke Cameron, youngest son
Jennie Lee as Mammy, the faithful servant
Donald Crisp as General Ulysses S. Grant
Howard Gaye as General Robert E. Lee
Based on "The Clansman" by Thomas Dixon Jr.
Directed: D. W. Griffith
Written the Screenplay: D. W. Griffith and Frank E. Woods
Cinematography: Billy Bitzer
David W. Griffith Corp.
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