Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
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Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages is a landmark 1916 silent epic film by D. W. Griffith that intercuts four parallel stories from different historical periods to explore the destructive consequences of intolerance.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages canonical | 2 |
| Intolerance: Love’s Struggle Throughout the Ages | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages Context triple: [The Judean Story, featuredIn, Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages]
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Gentleman's Agreement
Gentleman's Agreement is a 1947 American drama film that confronts antisemitism in postwar America, directed by Elia Kazan and starring Gregory Peck, Dorothy McGuire, and Celeste Holm.
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Paths of Glory
Paths of Glory is a 1957 anti-war film directed by Stanley Kubrick, renowned for its powerful critique of military injustice and its acclaimed performance by Kirk Douglas.
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Decalogue
The Decalogue, commonly known as the Ten Commandments, is a foundational set of moral and religious laws in the Hebrew Bible that has profoundly influenced Jewish, Christian, and broader Western ethical traditions.
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D.
On the Twentieth Century
On the Twentieth Century is a Tony-winning Broadway musical comedy by Cy Coleman, Betty Comden, and Adolph Green that satirizes show business and romance aboard a luxury train in the 1920s.
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E.
The Clansman: A Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan
The Clansman: A Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan is a 1905 white supremacist novel by Thomas Dixon Jr. that glorifies the Ku Klux Klan and provided the basis for D. W. Griffith’s film The Birth of a Nation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages Target entity description: Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages is a landmark 1916 silent epic film by D. W. Griffith that intercuts four parallel stories from different historical periods to explore the destructive consequences of intolerance.
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A.
Gentleman's Agreement
Gentleman's Agreement is a 1947 American drama film that confronts antisemitism in postwar America, directed by Elia Kazan and starring Gregory Peck, Dorothy McGuire, and Celeste Holm.
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B.
Paths of Glory
Paths of Glory is a 1957 anti-war film directed by Stanley Kubrick, renowned for its powerful critique of military injustice and its acclaimed performance by Kirk Douglas.
-
C.
Decalogue
The Decalogue, commonly known as the Ten Commandments, is a foundational set of moral and religious laws in the Hebrew Bible that has profoundly influenced Jewish, Christian, and broader Western ethical traditions.
-
D.
On the Twentieth Century
On the Twentieth Century is a Tony-winning Broadway musical comedy by Cy Coleman, Betty Comden, and Adolph Green that satirizes show business and romance aboard a luxury train in the 1920s.
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E.
The Clansman: A Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan
The Clansman: A Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan is a 1905 white supremacist novel by Thomas Dixon Jr. that glorifies the Ku Klux Klan and provided the basis for D. W. Griffith’s film The Birth of a Nation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
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black-and-white film ⓘ epic film ⓘ feature film ⓘ silent film ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Intolerance
NERFINISHED
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Intolerance: Love's Struggle Through the Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| budget | approximately $385,000 to $500,000 ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
class conflict
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intolerance ⓘ religious persecution ⓘ social injustice ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | D. W. Griffith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Triangle Distributing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | The Eternal Mother (played by Lillian Gish) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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epic ⓘ historical film ⓘ silent drama ⓘ |
| influenced |
Soviet montage filmmakers
NERFINISHED
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later epic and parallel-narrative films ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | four parallel intercut stories ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on film editing techniques
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innovative cross-cutting between multiple storylines ⓘ large-scale Babylonian sets ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Silent film (English intertitles) ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | D. W. Griffith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Triangle Film Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | United States National Film Registry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| registrySelectionYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1916-09-05 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1916 ⓘ |
| runtime |
approximately 163 minutes (general release version)
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approximately 197 minutes (roadshow version) ⓘ |
| setInPeriod |
1572 France (St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre)
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Judea at the time of Jesus ⓘ ancient Babylon NERFINISHED ⓘ contemporary 1910s America ⓘ |
| stars |
Constance Talmadge
NERFINISHED
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Howard Gaye NERFINISHED ⓘ Lillian Gish NERFINISHED ⓘ Mae Marsh NERFINISHED ⓘ Miriam Cooper NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Harron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | culturally significant film ⓘ |
| writer |
Anita Loos
NERFINISHED
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D. W. Griffith NERFINISHED ⓘ H. G. Wells (uncredited source influence) ⓘ |
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Intolerance: Love’s Struggle Throughout the Ages