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D.W. Griffith
Directing

D.W. Griffith
Known For
Directing
Birthday
1875-01-22,LaGrange, Kentucky, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
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.

Filmography

The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

0

The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
1961-05-24

Two Daughters of Eve

0

Two Daughters of Eve
1912-09-19

At the French Ball

3.75

At the French Ball
1908-06-29

At the Crossroads of Life

4

At the Crossroads of Life
1908-07-02

The Black Viper

4.063

The Black Viper
1908-07-21

The Sculptor's Nightmare

4.3

The Sculptor's Nightmare
1908-05-06

2.5

The Fatal Hour
1908-08-18

Balked at the Altar

3.3

Balked at the Altar
1908-08-25

King of the Cannibal Islands

2

King of the Cannibal Islands
1908-04-14

Her First Adventure

4.3

Her First Adventure
1908-03-18

3.75

At the Altar
1909-02-25

Rescued from an Eagle's Nest

5.487

Rescued from an Eagle's Nest
1908-01-16

3.6

Cupid’s Pranks
1908-02-19

Flashback: The First World War

9

Flashback: The First World War
2014-01-01

The King's Messenger

1

The King's Messenger
1908-04-29

Old Isaacs, the Pawnbroker

2

Old Isaacs, the Pawnbroker
1908-03-28

The Invisible Fluid

5

The Invisible Fluid
1908-06-16

The Man in the Box

3

The Man in the Box
1908-06-19

1

The Kentuckian
1908-07-07

The Stage Rustler

3.5

The Stage Rustler
1908-07-10

Deceived Slumming Party

5

Deceived Slumming Party
1908-07-31

3.5

The Red Girl
1908-09-15

The Heart of O Yama

1.5

The Heart of O Yama
1908-09-18

Mary Pickford a Blessing and a Curse

0

Mary Pickford a Blessing and a Curse
2023-11-19

Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies

5.7

Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies
2008-08-29

Filmed Prologue to Birth of a Nation

4.5

Filmed Prologue to Birth of a Nation
1930-10-24

The Music Master

3

The Music Master
1908-05-05

3

Classmates
1908-02-01

6.6

San Francisco
1936-06-26

Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20)

0

Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20)
1921-02-22

1776, or The Hessian Renegades

5.167

1776, or The Hessian Renegades
1909-09-06

The Adventures of Billy

5.7

The Adventures of Billy
1911-10-18

Caught by Wireless

2.75

Caught by Wireless
1908-03-21

3

Yellow Peril
1908-03-07

6.3

Enoch Arden
1915-04-08

Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

0

Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
1998-01-01

The Tramp and the Dictator

7

The Tramp and the Dictator
2002-02-14

1.5

Hulda's Lovers
1908-04-22

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

4.9

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
2007-05-23

Falsely Accused!

2.75

Falsely Accused!
1908-01-18

The Politician's Love Story

4.333

The Politician's Love Story
1909-02-21

A Calamitous Elopement

4.182

A Calamitous Elopement
1908-08-06

The Girls and Daddy

3

The Girls and Daddy
1909-02-01

When Knights Were Bold

3.25

When Knights Were Bold
1908-05-20

American Experience

7.5

American Experience
1988-10-04