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D.W. Griffith
Director, Producer, Writer, Editor, Composer, Actor, Additional Credits
Born January 22, 1875Died July 23, 1948 (73 years)
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.
Known For
D.W. Griffith Filmography
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| 1931 | The Struggle · as Screenplay |
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| 1921 | Orphans of the Storm · as Screenplay |
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| 1919 | The Mother and the Law · as Screenplay |
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| 2008 | Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies · as Self (archive Footage) |
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| 2007 | Why Be Good? Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2005 | Filmmakers in Action · as Self |
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| 2004 | Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic · as Self |
| 2002 | The Tramp and the Dictator · as Self (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 1998 | Star Power: The Creation of United Artists · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1997 | Mary Pickford: A Life on Film · as Self (with Pickford, Fairbanks, Chaplin) |
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| 1990 | Hollywood Mavericks · as Self |
| 1989 | Cameramen Who Dared · as Self (in Wwi Trench) |
| 1988 | American Experience (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1967 | The Funniest Man in the World · as Self |
| 1963 | Hollywood: The Great Stars · as Self |
| 1961 | Hollywood: The Golden Years · as Self |
| 1918 | Hearts of the World · as Self (in Prologue For British Release) |
| 1915 | The Birth of a Nation · as Self (1931 Reissue Version) |
| 1931 | The Struggle · as Original Music Composer |
| 1915 | The Birth of a Nation · as Original Music Composer |
| 2020 | Charlie Chaplin, le génie de la liberté · as Cast |
| 1936 | San Francisco · as Orchestra Conductor (uncredited) |
| 1908 | Rescued from an Eagle's Nest · as Father |
| 1936 | San Francisco · as Second Assistant Director |
| 1927 | The King of Kings · as Assistant Director |
| 1922 | One Exciting Night · as Story |
| 1919 | A Romance of Happy Valley · as Story |
| 1917 | Betsy's Burglar · as Supervising Producer |
| 1916 | Intolerance · as Production Design |
| 1916 | Intolerance · as Costume Design |
| 1916 | Intolerance · as Scenario Writer |
| 1916 | Manhattan Madness · as Supervising Producer |
| 1916 | An Innocent Magdalene · as Story |
| 1916 | Betty of Greystone · as Story |
| 1915 | Double Trouble · as Production Supervisor |
| 1915 | Old Heidelberg · as Supervising Producer |
| 1915 | The Lamb · as Story |
| 1914 | The Life of General Villa · as Supervising Producer |