Intolerance
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Intolerance is a 1916 American silent epic film by D. W. Griffith that interweaves four parallel stories from different historical periods to explore the destructive effects of prejudice and persecution.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
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epic film ⓘ feature film ⓘ silent film ⓘ |
| artDirectionBy | Walter L. Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | G. W. Bitzer ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | D. W. Griffith ⓘ |
| distributor | Triangle Distributing ⓘ |
| filmTechnique | silent ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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epic ⓘ historical film ⓘ |
| hasPart |
The Babylonian Story
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The French Renaissance Story ⓘ The Judean Story ⓘ The Modern Story ⓘ |
| includedIn | National Film Registry ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | public and critical reaction to The Birth of a Nation ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
intolerance
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persecution ⓘ prejudice ⓘ |
| musicBy | Joseph Carl Breil ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | parallel intercutting of four stories ⓘ |
| notableFor |
innovative cross-cutting between multiple storylines
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large-scale Babylonian sets ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Silent film with English intertitles ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| producer | D. W. Griffith ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Triangle Film Corporation ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | landmark of early cinema ⓘ |
| releaseDate | September 5, 1916 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1916 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 197 ⓘ |
| setting |
16th-century France
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Judea at the time of Jesus ⓘ Babylon ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Babylon
contemporary America (early 20th century) ⓘ |
| stars |
Constance Talmadge
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Lillian Gish ⓘ Mae Marsh ⓘ Miriam Cooper ⓘ Robert Harron ⓘ Walter Long ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted |
16th century
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1st-century Judea ⓘ Mesopotamia ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Mesopotamia
early 20th century ⓘ |
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