The Birth of a Nation
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The Birth of a Nation is a 1915 American silent film directed by D. W. Griffith, notorious for its racist portrayal of African Americans, glorification of the Ku Klux Klan, and foundational role in both cinematic history and white supremacist propaganda.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Birth of a Nation canonical | 32 |
| The Birth of a Nation (1915 film) | 2 |
| Birth of a Nation | 1 |
| The Birth of a Nation (2016 film) | 1 |
| The Birth of a Nation (novelization) | 1 |
| The Birth of a Nation: The Clansman | 1 |
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
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black-and-white film ⓘ feature film ⓘ film ⓘ silent film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Clansman: A Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan
ⓘ
The Leopard's Spots ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Thomas Dixon Jr. ⓘ |
| boxOffice | over $10 million worldwide (estimated) ⓘ |
| budget | approximately $110000 ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | G. W. Bitzer ⓘ |
| colorProcess | black-and-white with some tinting ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| depictsEvent | assassination of Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| director | D. W. Griffith ⓘ |
| distributor | David W. Griffith Corp. ⓘ |
| era | silent era of cinema ⓘ |
| filmFormat | 35 mm ⓘ |
| genre |
historical drama film
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propaganda film ⓘ war film ⓘ |
| historicalImpact |
influenced development of feature-length narrative cinema
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sparked protests by civil rights organizations ⓘ used as recruitment tool by Ku Klux Klan ⓘ |
| musicBy | Joseph Carl Breil ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial racist content
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innovative narrative film techniques ⓘ large-scale battle scenes ⓘ use of close-ups ⓘ use of cross-cutting ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Silent film with English intertitles ⓘ |
| portrayalCharacterization |
depicts African Americans in racist stereotypes
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glorifies the Ku Klux Klan ⓘ promotes white supremacist ideology ⓘ |
| portraysOrganization | Ku Klux Klan ⓘ |
| premiereLocation |
Shrine Auditorium
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surface form:
Clune's Auditorium, Los Angeles
|
| producer |
D. W. Griffith
ⓘ
Harry Aitken ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Epoch Producing Corporation ⓘ |
| protestedBy | NAACP ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1915-02-08 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1915 ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately 190 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
D. W. Griffith
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Frank E. Woods ⓘ |
| setDuring |
American Civil War
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Reconstruction era ⓘ |
| stars |
George Siegmann
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Henry B. Walthall ⓘ Lillian Gish ⓘ Mae Marsh ⓘ Miriam Cooper ⓘ Ralph Lewis ⓘ Walter Long ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | two white families during and after the American Civil War ⓘ |
Referenced by (38)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Birth of a Nation (2016 film)
this entity surface form:
Birth of a Nation
this entity surface form:
The Birth of a Nation (novelization)
this entity surface form:
The Birth of a Nation (1915 film)
this entity surface form:
The Birth of a Nation (1915 film)
this entity surface form:
The Birth of a Nation: The Clansman
subject surface form:
Silent film