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The Birth of a Nation (full film) The Birth of a Nation is a 1915 American silent epic drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Lillian Gish. The screenplay is adapted from Thomas Dixon Jr.'s 1905 novel and play The Clansman. Griffith co-wrote the screenplay with Frank E. Woods and produced the film with Harry Aitken.
The Birth of a Nation premiered in competition at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, where Fox Searchlight Pictures bought worldwide rights to the film in a $17.5 million deal (at the time the largest deal at the festival), and won the Audience Award and Grand Jury Prize in the U.S. Dramatic Competition. The film was theatrically released in the ...
The novel was adapted first by the author as a highly successful play entitled The Clansman (1905), and a decade later by D. W. Griffith in the 1915 movie The Birth of a Nation. [ 1 ] Dixon wrote The Clansman in support of racial segregation , as it showed free blacks turning savage and violent, committing crimes such as murder, rape, and ...
Worldwide rights to slave rebellion drama The Birth of a Nation have been picked up by Fox Searchlight at the Sundance Film Festival for $17.5 million.
The fiery full-length trailer of Nate Parker’s 'The Birth of a Nation' debuted on Tuesday.
The documentary features Spike Lee, whose first film The Answer was an artistic response to The Birth of a Nation; Reginald Hudlin who produced Django Unchained in response to Griffith's film; and Paul Miller, aka DJ Spooky, who recut his own version of The Birth of a Nation, accompanied by his own original musical score. [2]
John A.: Birth of a Country is a Canadian historical drama television film directed by Jerry Ciccoritti and written by Bruce M. Smith. It was produced by Indian Grove Productions in association with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation , and aired on CBC Television on September 19, 2011.
Čeština: Zrození národa The Birth of a Nation, americké němé epické filmové drama z roku 1915. English: The Birth of a Nation , 1915 American silent epic drama film Эрзянь: «Раськень чачомась» ( The Birth of a Nation ) — 1915 иень американь гайтеме драмань эрямарт .