Griffith, D. W. (David Wark) 1875-1948Overview
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The birth of a nation
by David Wark Griffith
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174 editions published between 1914 and 2009 in 6 languages and held by 2,205 libraries worldwide This epic story of the Civil War as seen through the lives of two families is a controversial classic of film history.
Intolerance
by David Wark Griffith
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106 editions published between 1915 and 2010 in 6 languages and held by 998 libraries worldwide Switches back and forth between four separate stories from Babylonian times to the twentieth century to show humanity's inhumanity and intolerance through the ages. The Babylonian story deals with the fall of Babylon in 538 B.C. The Judean story treats the life of Christ. The French story centers on the Massacre of St. Bartholomew's Day in 1572. The modern story is set in an American mill town and the slum area of an American city.
The birth of a nation
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17 editions published between 1982 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 783 libraries worldwide Two brothers, Phil and Ted Stoneman, visit their friends in Piedmont, South Carolina: the family Cameron. This friendship is affected by the Civil War, as the Stonemans and the Camerons must join up opposite armies. The consequences of the War in their lives are shown in connection to major historical events, like the development of the Civil War itself, Lincoln's assassination, and the birth of the Ku Klux Klan.
Broken blossoms
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51 editions published between 1919 and 2009 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 632 libraries worldwide Set in the Limehouse district of London, this is the story of Lucy, a 15-year-old living under the violent, abusive hand of her resentful prizefighter father, Battling Burrows. Driven from her home, she finds love and protection in the home of a gentle Chinese man. Together they begin to discover the joys that life has denied both of them until that time. Then Lucy's father finds her, brutally beats her protector, takes her back home, and, in his rage, kills her. The grief stricken Chinese man avenges Lucy's death and then takes his own life.
Orphans of the storm
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33 editions published between 1921 and 2006 in English and held by 627 libraries worldwide Two girls, raised as sisters, arrive in Paris on the eve of the French revolution only to be cruelly and tragically separated.
Intolerance a drama of comparisons
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10 editions published between 1980 and 2003 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 556 libraries worldwide Switches back and forth between four separate stories from Babylonian times to the twentieth century to show humanity's inhumanity and intolerance through the ages. The Babylonian story deals with the fall of Babylon in 538 B.C. The Judean story treats the life of Christ. The French story centers on the Massacre of St. Bartholomew's Day in 1572. The modern story is set in an American mill town and the slum area of an American city.
Broken blossoms, or, The yellow man and the girl
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50 editions published between 1919 and 2005 in 4 languages and held by 537 libraries worldwide One of Griffith's most widely acclaimed films uses a new style of lighting and photography to stress intimate character relationships rather than spectacle. A young Chinaman in London's squalid Limehouse district hopes to spread the peaceful philosophy of his Eastern religion. He befriends a pitiful street waif who is mistreated by her brutal father. Nursing her back to health, tragedy results when an unspoken romance flowers between them.
Way down East
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43 editions published between 1920 and 2008 in 4 languages and held by 479 libraries worldwide Melodrama about a young woman who is lured into a fake marriage, becomes pregnant and is abandoned. She moves to a small town and falls in love with a wealthy but humble man, but cannot escape her scandalous past.
Landmarks of early film
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5 editions published between 1994 and 1997 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 466 libraries worldwide A compilation of the very earliest films from the first projections of moving images to the advent of the feature film, an area of film history often underseen, underappreciated and understudied. Includes films from Pathe frénes, Vitagraph Co., Biograph Co., and Keystone Film Co. Includes films by Thomas Edison, Louis Lumière, Edwin S. Porter, George Méliès, Charles Pathé, Ferdinand Zecca, Max Linder, D.W. Griffith, and Henry Lehrman.
The man who invented Hollywood; the autobiography of D.W. Griffith
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6 editions published in 1972 in English and held by 423 libraries worldwide
Abraham Lincoln
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34 editions published between 1930 and 2008 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 376 libraries worldwide Abraham Lincoln: An episodic biography of the 16th President of the United States focusing on Lincoln's personal tragedies as well as his great accomplishments.
D.W. Griffith's Biograph shorts
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1 edition published in 2002 in English and held by 295 libraries worldwide "The selection of motion pictures featured in this disc set traces D.W. Griffith's rapid development as a filmmaker during his five years stint at the Biograph Company"--Container.
Comedy, spectacle and new horizons
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3 editions published between 1994 and 2002 in English and held by 263 libraries worldwide A collection of early motion picture films, focusing especially on the first films that began to reflect modern cinematic conventions. Includes works by Pathé Frères, Max Linder, the Vitagraph Company, Alice Guy Blaché, and D.W. Griffith.
D.W. Griffith years of discovery, 1909-1913
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4 editions published between 1997 and 2006 in English and held by 258 libraries worldwide Twenty two of the best early films directed by D.W. Griffith which helped shape cinematic narrative for two generations.
Way down East a simple story of plain people
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19 editions published between 1928 and 2001 in English and held by 250 libraries worldwide Impoverished Anna Moore lives in a New England village with her elderly mother. Anna sets out to petition her wealthy city-dwelling Aunt Emma for help. At Aunt Emma's Anna meets rich, idle, womanizer Lennox Sanderson, who uses a mock marriage to compel her surrender to his seduction. When Anna announces that she is pregnant, the cad reveals the truth then deserts her. Anna's baby dies, her mother passes away. Abandoned and orphaned she finds refuge working on the Bartlett farm--a shamed woman who only wishes to keep her secret. David Bartlett has fallen in love with the gentle servant girl, however, and refuses to let the Puritanical justifications of a stuffy and unfeeling society alter his feelings.
Origins of the gangster film D.W. Griffith's The narrow road (1912) and Maurice Tourneur's Alias Jimmy Valentine (1915)
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2 editions published between 1993 and 1995 in English and held by 239 libraries worldwide The narrow road: The story of Elmer Booth, a criminal who was pursued by a suspicious detective, Alfred Paget. Alias Jimmy Valentine takes up all the familiar elements of the crime drama with suspense and wit. It is the visual style, however, that remains the most stunning.
The great train robbery
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3 editions published between 2003 and 2005 in English and held by 215 libraries worldwide This special edition contains two versions of this historically significant western the original silent archival version and a digitally enhanced version with new music, effects track and color sequences.
Saved from the flames 54 rare and restored films 1896-1944
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1 edition published in 2008 in English and held by 204 libraries worldwide "A unique and wonderful collection of 54 rare and restored short films from the inflammable years of cinema. Movies were once made on nitrate film stock, which has a chemical composition similar to gunpowder and is highly vulnerable to fire and decay. This remarkable seven-hour anthology, organized in eight thematic groups over three DVDs, presents amazing treasures from the vaults of Lobster Films in Paris and from the Blackhawk Films Collection, rescued during half a century of gathering movies from the nitrate era."--Container.
Sparrows
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3 editions published in 1999 in English and held by 140 libraries worldwide Mary Pickford as the oldest orphan being looked after by the very mean Mr. Grimes devises a way to make life better for herself and the others in his care.
Sally of the sawdust
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22 editions published between 1925 and 2006 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 138 libraries worldwide Fields plays the role of Eustace McGargle, a carnival barker who has adopted young Sally, in his first and most famous silent feature film. Juggling and conning lead to a climax complete with an automobile race-to-the-rescue chase scene. more
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American Civil War (1861-1865) Animated films Biograph Company Biography Birth of a nation (Motion picture) Brown, Karl California--Los Angeles--Hollywood Cinematographers Cinematography Comedy films Criticism, interpretation, etc. Crucifixion of Jesus Christ Drama Epic films Feature films Feature films Fiction films Film adaptations France Friendship Gish, Lillian,--1893-1993 Griffith, D. W.--1875-1948 Historical films History Intolerance (Motion picture) Jesus Christ Ku Klux Klan (19th cent.) Lincoln, Abraham,--1809-1865 Man-woman relationships Middle East--Babylon (Extinct city) Miracles of Jesus Christ Motion picture acting Motion picture actors and actresses Motion picture industry Motion picture producers and directors Motion pictures Movement (Acting) Nonfiction films Orphans Poverty Reconstruction (United States : 1865-1877) Saint Bartholomew's Day (Massacre of, France : 1572) Short films Short films Silent films Silent films Social problems Teachings United States War films
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Alternative Names
Fremont, Marian 1875-1948
Griffit, Dėvid Uork, 1875-1948
Griffith, D.W
Griffith, D. W. 1875-1948
Griffith, David Wark, 1875-1948
Pseud DeTolignac, Gaston 1875-1948
Pseud. Marier, Victor 1875-1948
Pseud. Sinclair, Irene 1875-1948
Pseud. Sinclair, Roy 1875-1948
Pseud. Tolignac, Gaston de 1875-1948
Pseud. Warwick, Granville 1875-1948
Pseud. Warwick, Grenville 1875-1948
Wark Griffith, David 1875-1948
Warwick, Granville 1875-1948
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