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David Wark Griffith (January 22, 1875 – July 23, 1948) was an American film director. Considered one of the most influential figures in the history of the motion picture, [ 2 ] he pioneered many aspects of film editing [ 3 ] and expanded the art of the narrative film .
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Intolerance is a 1916 epic anthology silent film directed by D. W. Griffith.Subtitled as Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages and A Sun-Play of the Ages, [2] [3] the three-and-a-half-hour epic intercuts four parallel storylines, each separated by several centuries: first, a contemporary melodrama of crime and redemption; second, a Biblical story: Christ's mission and death; third, a French ...
These are the films directed by the pioneering American filmmaker D. W. Griffith (1875–1948). According to IMDb , he directed 518 films between 1908 and 1931. 1908
Griffith changed Burke's original story to promote a message of tolerance. In Burke's story, the Chinese protagonist is a sordid young Shanghai drifter pressed into naval service, who frequents opium dens and brothels ; in the film, he becomes a Buddhist missionary whose initial goal is to spread the word of Buddha and peace (although he is ...
NO. 716 GRIFFITH RANCH - Originally part of the San Fernando Mission lands, this ranch was purchased by David Wark Griffith, revered pioneer of silent motion pictures, in 1912. It provided the locale for many western thrillers, including Custer's Last Stand, and was the inspiration for the immortal production, Birth of a Nation.
English: The Musketeers of Pig Alley is a 1912 silent short directed by D. W. Griffith, written by Griffith and Anita Loos, and considered to be one of the first gangster movies. Français : Cœur d'apache est un court métrage muet de 1912 réalisé par D. W. Griffith , écrit par Griffith et Anita Loos , et considéré comme l'un des premiers ...