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D.W. Griffith
Born · January 22, 1875
Died · July 23, 1948 (73 years old)
Known For: Directing
Place of Birth: LaGrange, Kentucky, USA
Bio
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 Klux Klan. Griffith responded to his critics with his next film, Intolerance, intended to show the dangers of prejudiced thought and behavior. The film was not the financial success that its predecessor had been, but was received warmly by critics. Several of his later films were also successful, but high production, promotional, and roadshow costs often made his ventures commercial failures. Even so, he is generally considered one of the most important figures of early cinema.
Mary Pickford a Blessing and a Curse
Self
0.0
2023
Flashback: The First World War
Self (archive footage)
9.0
2014
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies
Self (archive footage)
5.7
2008
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
Self (archive footage)
4.9
2007
The Tramp and the Dictator
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
7.0
2002
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
Self (archive footage)
0.0
1998
American Experience
Self · (1 episode)
7.4
1988
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
Self (archive footage)
0.0
1961
San Francisco
Orchestra Conductor (uncredited)
6.6
1936
1930 Prelude to "The Birth of a Nation"
Self
4.5
1930
Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20)
Himself
0.0
1921
Enoch Arden
Mr. Ray
6.3
1915
Two Daughters of Eve
At Stage Door
0.0
1912
The Adventures of Billy
On Bench
5.7
1911
1776, or The Hessian Renegades
5.2
1909
At the Altar
3.8
1909
The Politician's Love Story
Man - First Couple
4.3
1909
The Girls and Daddy
At Black & Tan Ball
3.0
1909
The Heart of O Yama
Footman
1.5
1908
The Red Girl
Man on Footpath
3.5
1908
Balked at the Altar
3.3
1908
The Fatal Hour
Policeman
2.5
1908
A Calamitous Elopement
Policeman
4.2
1908
Deceived Slumming Party
Reginald O.C. Wittington
5.0
1908
The Black Viper
Rescuer
4.1
1908
The Stage Rustler
Phil Bowen
3.5
1908
The Kentuckian
1.0
1908
At the Crossroads of Life
Suitor
4.0
1908
At the French Ball
Husband
3.8
1908
The Man in the Box
Station Agent
3.0
1908
The Invisible Fluid
Mailman
5.0
1908
When Knights Were Bold
3.3
1908
The Sculptor's Nightmare
4.3
1908
The Music Master
3.0
1908
The King's Messenger
Messenger
1.0
1908
Hulda's Lovers
1.5
1908
King of the Cannibal Islands
Cannibal in Top Hat
2.0
1908
Old Isaacs, the Pawnbroker
Doctor, Charity Worker
2.0
1908
Caught by Wireless
Paddy
2.8
1908
Her First Adventure
Father
4.3
1908
Yellow Peril
Mr. Phlipp
3.0
1908
Cupid’s Pranks
3.6
1908
Classmates
Extra
3.0
1908
Falsely Accused!
Cop in Court
2.8
1908
Rescued from an Eagle's Nest
Father
5.5
1908