Griffith, D. W. (David Wark) 1875-1948
Overview
| Works: | 1,414 works in 4,023 publications in 8 languages and 49,014 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Drama Silent films History Historical films Film adaptations Biography Short films Biographies War films Epic films |
| Roles: | Director, Producer, Attributed name, Author, Restager , Author of screenplay, Scenarist, Actor, pmn, Film editor, Performer, Speaker, Dedicatee, Other, Musician, fmd, Narrator, Adapter, Printmaker, Composer, fmk, Originator, Production personnel, fmp, Writer of accompanying material, Costume designer, Publishing director |
| Classifications: | PN1997, 791.4372 |
Publication Timeline
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Most widely held works about
D. W Griffith
- Eloquent gestures : the transformation of performance style in the Griffith Biograph films by Roberta E Pearson( )
- Lillian Gish : the movies, Mr. Griffith, and me by Lillian Gish( Book )
- D.W. Griffith : an American life by Richard Schickel( Book )
- D.W. Griffith : his life and work by Robert M Henderson( Book )
- D.W. Griffith, American film master by Iris Barry( Book )
- D.W. Griffith : interviews by Anthony Slide( )
- Focus on D.W. Griffith by Harry M Geduld( Book )
- Adventures with D.W. Griffith by Karl Brown( Book )
- Stagestruck filmmaker : D.W. Griffith & the American theatre by David Mayer( )
- D.W. Griffith : the years at Biograph by Robert M Henderson( Book )
- The Birth of a Nation : how a legendary filmmaker and a crusading editor reignited America's Civil War by Dick Lehr( Book )
- D.W. Griffith's The birth of a nation : a history of "the most controversial motion picture of all time" by Melvyn Stokes( Book )
- Griffith, first artist of the movies by Martin Williams( Book )
- D.W. Griffith and the origins of American narrative film : the early years at Biograph by Tom Gunning( Book )
- The birth of a nation : D.W. Griffith, director( Book )
- Griffith and the rise of Hollywood by Paul O'Dell( Book )
- The films of D.W. Griffith by Edward Wagenknecht( Book )
- The films of D.W. Griffith by Scott Simmon( Book )
- American film melodrama : Griffith, Vidor, Minnelli by Robert Lang( Book )
- Thinking in pictures : dramatic structure in D.W. Griffith's biograph films by Joyce E Jesionowski( Book )
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Most widely held works by
D. W Griffith
The birth of a nation by
D. W Griffith(
Visual
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376 editions published between 1914 and 2017 in 9 languages and held by 3,214 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A Civil War spectacular. Portrays life in the South during and after the Civil War as revealed in a story depicting the war itself, the conflict between the defeated Southerners and emancipated blacks, the despoiling of the South during the carpetbagger period, and the revival of the Southern white's honor through the efforts of the Ku Klux Klan
376 editions published between 1914 and 2017 in 9 languages and held by 3,214 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A Civil War spectacular. Portrays life in the South during and after the Civil War as revealed in a story depicting the war itself, the conflict between the defeated Southerners and emancipated blacks, the despoiling of the South during the carpetbagger period, and the revival of the Southern white's honor through the efforts of the Ku Klux Klan
Intolerance : love's struggle through the ages by
D. W Griffith(
Visual
)
208 editions published between 1916 and 2016 in 8 languages and held by 1,129 WorldCat member 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
208 editions published between 1916 and 2016 in 8 languages and held by 1,129 WorldCat member 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
Way down East by
D. W Griffith(
Visual
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112 editions published between 1920 and 2016 in 4 languages and held by 1,083 WorldCat member 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
112 editions published between 1920 and 2016 in 4 languages and held by 1,083 WorldCat member 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
Broken blossoms or The yellow man and the girl(
Visual
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70 editions published between 1918 and 2011 in 4 languages and held by 1,008 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Presents a tender yet tragic tale of love and suffering in the seedy Limehouse district of London. A young Chinese man hopes to spread the peaceful philosophy of his Eastern religion. He befriends a frail waif who is abused by her brutal boxer father
70 editions published between 1918 and 2011 in 4 languages and held by 1,008 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Presents a tender yet tragic tale of love and suffering in the seedy Limehouse district of London. A young Chinese man hopes to spread the peaceful philosophy of his Eastern religion. He befriends a frail waif who is abused by her brutal boxer father
Orphans of the storm by
D. W Griffith(
Visual
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69 editions published between 1915 and 2014 in 6 languages and held by 966 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Two girls, raised as sisters, arrive in Paris on the eve of the French revolution only to be cruelly and tragically separated
69 editions published between 1915 and 2014 in 6 languages and held by 966 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Two girls, raised as sisters, arrive in Paris on the eve of the French revolution only to be cruelly and tragically separated
Abraham Lincoln by
D. W Griffith(
Visual
)
76 editions published between 1919 and 2019 in 6 languages and held by 748 WorldCat member 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
76 editions published between 1919 and 2019 in 6 languages and held by 748 WorldCat member 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
Broken blossoms by
D. W Griffith(
Visual
)
101 editions published between 1918 and 2016 in 3 languages and held by 675 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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
101 editions published between 1918 and 2016 in 3 languages and held by 675 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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
The birth of a nation(
Visual
)
7 editions published in 2002 in English and held by 666 WorldCat member 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
7 editions published in 2002 in English and held by 666 WorldCat member 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
Landmarks of early film by
David Shepard(
Visual
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7 editions published between 1994 and 1997 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 556 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of the earliest silent films including the works of Edison, the Lumière Brothers, Porter, Méliès, and Griffith
7 editions published between 1994 and 1997 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 556 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of the earliest silent films including the works of Edison, the Lumière Brothers, Porter, Méliès, and Griffith
Intolerance : a drama of comparisons(
Visual
)
3 editions published between 1916 and 2002 in English and Undetermined and held by 489 WorldCat member 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
3 editions published between 1916 and 2002 in English and Undetermined and held by 489 WorldCat member 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
Sally of the sawdust(
Visual
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36 editions published between 1925 and 2014 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 377 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A carnival barker/conman becomes an unlikely guardian for an orphaned circus waif. When he tries to return the child to her wealthy but contemptuous grandparents he finds himself suddenly being chased by both sides of the law
36 editions published between 1925 and 2014 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 377 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A carnival barker/conman becomes an unlikely guardian for an orphaned circus waif. When he tries to return the child to her wealthy but contemptuous grandparents he finds himself suddenly being chased by both sides of the law
The Battle of the Sexes by
D. W Griffith(
Visual
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12 editions published between 1928 and 2016 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 361 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
DW Griffith is properly esteemed as the Father of Film from his years of discovery making short films at the pioneer Biograph Company and for such pioneering features as The Birth of a Nation, Intolerance, Broken Blossoms, Way Down East and Orphans of the Storm, but his later films - several of them lost or almost unavailable - are often dismissed as back efforts of a talent in decline. Griffith's 1928 comedy-drama The Battle of the Sexes belies this perception. The story involves a middle-aged magnate (humanitarian Jean Hersholt, whose film performances extended from Greed to Dr. Christian) who makes a fool of himself when he strays from his loving but frowsy wife (Belle Bennett, so unforgettable in Stella Dallas) and children (Billy Bakewell and Sally O'Neill) into the cynical arms of a gold digger (Phyllis Haver) and her dishonest lover (Don Alvarado). As these characters are hurt and healed, Griffith expertly draws fine lines between tragedy and comedy, and his skill makes all the difference between emotional satisfaction and formulaic melodrama. Like so many of Griffith's earlier films, there must be elements of autobiography in this one, for the 53-year-old filmmaker's sympathy is all with the middle-aged philanderer whose relationships with women are no less myopic than Griffith's own. Coming in the year of transition to sound, The Battle of the Sexes was originally released with synchronized recorded music, including an obligatory song. Griffith is reported to have been critical of the music, which has been lost in any case, but compilers Rodney Sauer and Susan Hall worked the song into the new score prepared for this edition and recorded in digital stereo by the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra. The image has been digitally mastered from a vintage print made directly from the original camera negative
12 editions published between 1928 and 2016 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 361 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
DW Griffith is properly esteemed as the Father of Film from his years of discovery making short films at the pioneer Biograph Company and for such pioneering features as The Birth of a Nation, Intolerance, Broken Blossoms, Way Down East and Orphans of the Storm, but his later films - several of them lost or almost unavailable - are often dismissed as back efforts of a talent in decline. Griffith's 1928 comedy-drama The Battle of the Sexes belies this perception. The story involves a middle-aged magnate (humanitarian Jean Hersholt, whose film performances extended from Greed to Dr. Christian) who makes a fool of himself when he strays from his loving but frowsy wife (Belle Bennett, so unforgettable in Stella Dallas) and children (Billy Bakewell and Sally O'Neill) into the cynical arms of a gold digger (Phyllis Haver) and her dishonest lover (Don Alvarado). As these characters are hurt and healed, Griffith expertly draws fine lines between tragedy and comedy, and his skill makes all the difference between emotional satisfaction and formulaic melodrama. Like so many of Griffith's earlier films, there must be elements of autobiography in this one, for the 53-year-old filmmaker's sympathy is all with the middle-aged philanderer whose relationships with women are no less myopic than Griffith's own. Coming in the year of transition to sound, The Battle of the Sexes was originally released with synchronized recorded music, including an obligatory song. Griffith is reported to have been critical of the music, which has been lost in any case, but compilers Rodney Sauer and Susan Hall worked the song into the new score prepared for this edition and recorded in digital stereo by the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra. The image has been digitally mastered from a vintage print made directly from the original camera negative
D.W. Griffith's Biograph shorts(
Visual
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4 editions published in 2002 in English and held by 354 WorldCat member 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
4 editions published in 2002 in English and held by 354 WorldCat member 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
Intolerance : love's struggle throughout the ages by
D. W Griffith(
Visual
)
42 editions published between 1916 and 2011 in 5 languages and held by 302 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Comprised of four separate, interwoven stories, unified by the common theme of man's inhumanity to man. The Babylonian story deals with the fall of Babylon in 538 B.C. The Judean story features 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
42 editions published between 1916 and 2011 in 5 languages and held by 302 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Comprised of four separate, interwoven stories, unified by the common theme of man's inhumanity to man. The Babylonian story deals with the fall of Babylon in 538 B.C. The Judean story features 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
D.W. Griffith : years of discovery, 1909-1913(
Visual
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8 editions published between 1993 and 2015 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 301 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Twenty two of the best early films directed by D.W. Griffith which helped shape cinematic narrative for two generations
8 editions published between 1993 and 2015 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 301 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Twenty two of the best early films directed by D.W. Griffith which helped shape cinematic narrative for two generations
The curtain pole(
Visual
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3 editions published between 1908 and 2014 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 280 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A man, attempting to help his hostess install a curtain pole, accidentally breaks it and goes out to retrieve another. The comedy begins when he tries to carry the very long curtain pole back to his hostess' home.-
3 editions published between 1908 and 2014 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 280 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A man, attempting to help his hostess install a curtain pole, accidentally breaks it and goes out to retrieve another. The comedy begins when he tries to carry the very long curtain pole back to his hostess' home.-
The great train robbery(
Visual
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3 editions published between 2003 and 2005 in English and held by 263 WorldCat member 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
3 editions published between 2003 and 2005 in English and held by 263 WorldCat member 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
The Taming of the Shrew(
Visual
)
3 editions published in 2016 and held by 241 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This short silent film, made by the American Mutoscope & Biograph company and directed by the famous D.W. Griffith, is an extremely abbreviated version of Willian Shakespeare''s marriage comedy The Taming of the Shrew
3 editions published in 2016 and held by 241 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This short silent film, made by the American Mutoscope & Biograph company and directed by the famous D.W. Griffith, is an extremely abbreviated version of Willian Shakespeare''s marriage comedy The Taming of the Shrew
Intolerance : a sun-play of the ages : A drama of comparisons(
Visual
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3 editions published between 1916 and 2002 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 235 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Four separate stories are interwoven: the fall of Babylon, the death of Christ, the massacre of the Huguenots and a contemporary drama, all crosscut and building with enormous energy to a thrilling chase and finale
3 editions published between 1916 and 2002 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 235 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Four separate stories are interwoven: the fall of Babylon, the death of Christ, the massacre of the Huguenots and a contemporary drama, all crosscut and building with enormous energy to a thrilling chase and finale
The struggle by
D. W Griffith(
Visual
)
11 editions published between 1931 and 2014 in English and Undetermined and held by 234 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A departure from the historical super-productions for which he was known, The struggle was an intimate drama of an American everyman who falls victim to the debilitating affliction of alcoholism. No stranger to the destructive influence of drink, Griffith pulls no punches in dramatizing its potential horrors, especially in the terrifying climax when Jimmie, tormented by delirium tremors, attacks his young daughter (Edna Hagan) in the hovel that was once their happy home
11 editions published between 1931 and 2014 in English and Undetermined and held by 234 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A departure from the historical super-productions for which he was known, The struggle was an intimate drama of an American everyman who falls victim to the debilitating affliction of alcoholism. No stranger to the destructive influence of drink, Griffith pulls no punches in dramatizing its potential horrors, especially in the terrifying climax when Jimmie, tormented by delirium tremors, attacks his young daughter (Edna Hagan) in the hovel that was once their happy home
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Related Identities
- Gish, Lillian 1893-1993 Other Commentator Performer Scenarist Author Actor Costume designer
- Biograph Company
- Marsh, Mae 1895-1968 Other Costume designer Performer Actor
- Walthall, Henry B. (Henry Brazeale) 1878-1936 Other Costume designer Performer Actor
- Kino International Corporation Distributor
- Shepard, David Production personnel Producer Speaker
- Bitzer, G. W. 1872-1944 Other Cinematographer Author Director Photographer
- Slide, Anthony Author Editor
- Harron, Robert 1894-1920 Costume designer Performer Actor
- Film Preservation Associates
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Associated Subjects
Abused children American Civil War (1861-1865) Biograph Company Birth of a nation (Motion picture : 1915) Brown, Karl California--Los Angeles--Hollywood Child abuse Chinese drama Cinematographers Cinematography Crucifixion of Jesus Christ Culture conflict Dixon, Thomas,--Jr., England--London Ethnic relations France Friendship Gish, Lillian, Griffith, D. W.--(David Wark), Iraq--Babylon (Extinct city) Jesus Christ Kinetoscope Ku Klux Klan (19th century) Lincoln, Abraham, Man-woman relationships Massacre of Saint Bartholomew's Day (France : 1572) Melodrama in motion pictures Minnelli, Vincente Miracles of Jesus Christ Motion picture actors and actresses Motion picture industry Motion picture producers and directors Motion pictures New England Orphans Patriarchy in motion pictures Poverty Race relations Racism in motion pictures Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) Revolution (France : 1789-1799) Social problems Teachings Toleration Trotter, William Monroe, United States Vidor, King, War and motion pictures Women Women--Conduct of life
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Alternative Names
Arvidson, Linda
Brayington, Lawrence 1875-1948
D. W. Griffith
D. W. Griffith American film director and producer
D. W. Griffith americký režisér
D. W. Griffith Amerikaans filmregisseur
D. W. Griffith amerikai filmrendező, forgatókönyvíró, színész és filmproducer
D. W. Griffith pemeran laki-laki asal Amerika Serikat
D. W. Griffith yhdysvaltalainen elokuvaohjaaja
D・W・グリフィス
David Wark Griffith
David Wark Griffith director cinematográfico estadounidense
David Wark Griffith réalisateur américain
David Wark Griffith regista statunitense
David Wark Griffith US-amerikanischer Schauspieler, Regisseur und Filmproduzent
De Tolignac, Gaston
Deivids Vorks Grifits
DeTolignac, Gaston 1875-1948
Fremont Marian 1875-1948
Griffit, Dėvid Uork
Griffit, Dėvid Uork 1875-1948
Griffith D.W.
Griffith D. W. 1875-1948
Griffith, D.W. 1875-1948 regisseur
Griffith, D. W. (David Wark), 1875-1948
Griffith, David Lewelyn Wark 1875-1948
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Griffith, David Llewelyn Wark 1875-1948
Griffith, David W. 1875-1948
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Griffith, David Wark 1875-1948.
Griffith, Lawrence 1875-1948
Griffith, Thomas 1875-1948
Hicks, Granville 1875-1948
Lawrence, Alfred 1875-1948
Marier, Victor 1875-1948
Marier, Victor, Captain 1875-1948
Sinclair, Irene 1875-1948
Sinclair, Roy 1875-1948
Tolignac, Gaston de
Tolignac Gaston de 1875-1948
Tolignac, M. Gaston de 1875-1948
Wark Griffith, David 1875-1948
Warwick Granville 1875-1948
Warwick, Grenville 1875-1948
Гриффит Д.У.
Гриффит Дэвид Уорк
Гриффит, Дэвид Уорк 1875-1948
Девід Ворк Гріффіт
Девід Ворк Гріффіт 1875-1948
Дейвид Уорк Грифит
Дейвид Уорк Грифит 1875-1948
Дејвид В. Грифит
Дејвид Ворк Грифит американски режисер и продуцент
Дэвид Уорк Гриффит
Дэвід Уорк Грыфіт
Դեյվիդ Ուորկ Գրիֆիտ
ד. וו. גריפית' במאי ומפיק אמריקאי
ديفيد غريفيث مخرج ومنتج أفلام أمريكي
دیوید وارک گریفیث
دیوید وارک گریفیث تهیهکننده، بازیگر، و کارگردان آمریکایی
ڈی ڈبلیو گرفتھ
डी. डब्ल्यू. ग्रिफ़िथ
ডি ডব্লিউ গ্রিফিথ
ਡੇਵਿਡ ਵਾਰਕ ਗ੍ਰਿਫ਼ਿਥ
ഡേവിഡ് വാർക്ക് ഗ്രിഫിത്ത്
ดี. ดับเบิลยู. กริฟฟิท
დევიდ უორკ გრიფიტი
그리피스, D. W. 1875-1948
그리피스, 데이비드 와크 1875-1948
데이비드 와크 그리피스
グリフィス, D W
大衛·格里菲斯
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