Griffith, D. W. (David Wark) 1875-1948

Overview

Works:	1,331 works in 2,713 publications in 5 languages and 39,099 library holdings
Roles:	Director, Author of screenplay, Producer, Attributed name, Scenarist, Actor, Dedicatee, Performer, Film editor, Adapter, Printmaker, Production personnel, Composer, Contributor, Costume designer, Originator, Publishing director, Writer of accompanying material
Classifications:	PN1997, 791.43/72

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Publications about D. W Griffith

Publications by D. W Griffith

Publications by D. W Griffith, published posthumously.

Most widely held works about D. W Griffith

D. W. Griffith: his life and work by Robert M Henderson ( Book )
Lillian Gish : the movies, Mr. Griffith, and me by Lillian Gish ( Book )
D.W. Griffith : an American life by Richard Schickel ( Book )
Eloquent gestures the transformation of performance style in the Griffith Biograph films by Roberta E Pearson ( )
D. W. Griffith, American film master by Iris Barry ( Book )

Focus on D. W. Griffith by Harry M Geduld ( Book )
Adventures with D. W. Griffith by Karl Brown ( Book )
D. W. Griffith: the years at Biograph by Robert M Henderson ( 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 films of D.W. Griffith by Edward Wagenknecht ( Book )
Griffith and the rise of Hollywood by Paul O'Dell ( Book )
The Birth of a nation : D.W. Griffith, director ( Book )
The films of D.W. Griffith by Scott Simmon ( )
Thinking in pictures : dramatic structure in D.W. Griffith's biograph films by Joyce E Jesionowski ( Book )
American film melodrama : Griffith, Vidor, Minnelli by Robert Lang ( Book )
Stagestruck filmmaker : D.W. Griffith & the American theatre by David Mayer ( Book )
D.W. Griffith's Intolerance : its genesis and its vision by William M Drew ( Book )
The man who invented Hollywood; the autobiography of D.W. Griffith by D. W Griffith ( Book )
D.W. Griffith and the Biograph Company by D. W Griffith ( Book )

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Most widely held works by D. W Griffith

The birth of a nation by D. W Griffith ( Visual )
184 editions published between 1915 and 2013 in 5 languages and held by 3,884 WorldCat member 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 D. W Griffith ( Visual )
113 editions published between 1916 and 2012 in 7 languages and held by 1,021 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 )
69 editions published between 1920 and 2011 in 4 languages and held by 824 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 by D. W Griffith ( Visual )
55 editions published between 1919 and 2002 in 3 languages and held by 696 WorldCat member 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

Broken blossoms, or, The yellow man and the girl ( Visual )
29 editions published between 1919 and 2002 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 605 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

Orphans of the storm by D. W Griffith ( Visual )
26 editions published between 1915 and 2002 in 3 languages and held by 602 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

Landmarks of early film ( Visual )
4 editions published between 1994 and 1997 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 538 WorldCat member 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

Intolerance a drama of comparisons ( Visual )
2 editions published between 1916 and 2002 in English and held by 432 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

D.W. Griffith's Biograph shorts ( Visual )
2 editions published in 2002 in No Linguistic content and English and held by 335 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

Comedy, spectacle and new horizons ( Visual )
3 editions published between 1994 and 2002 in English and held by 296 WorldCat member 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

Sally of the sawdust ( Visual )
20 editions published between 1925 and 2008 in English and held by 296 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

D.W. Griffith years of discovery, 1909-1913 ( Visual )
5 editions published between 1997 and 2006 in English and held by 286 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Twenty two of the best early films directed by D.W. Griffith which helped shape cinematic narrative for two generations

Abraham Lincoln by D. W Griffith ( Visual )
26 editions published between 1930 and 2013 in 3 languages and held by 277 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The struggle: An intimate drama of an American man who falls victim to the debilitating affliction of alcoholism

The great train robbery ( Visual )
3 editions published between 2003 and 2005 in English and held by 244 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

Intolerance love's struggle throughout the ages ( Visual )
6 editions published between 1916 and 2002 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 244 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

Intolerance A sun-play of the ages : A drama of comparisons ( Visual )
2 editions published in 2002 in No Linguistic content and English and held by 231 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

Saved from the flames 54 rare and restored films 1896-1944 ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2008 and held by 222 WorldCat member 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

Origins of the gangster film D.W. Griffith's The narrow road (1912) and Maurice Tourneur's Alias Jimmy Valentine (1915) ( Visual )
3 editions published between 1993 and 1995 in English and held by 215 WorldCat member 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 birth of a nation D.W. Griffith's American epic ( Visual )
2 editions published in 2011 in English and held by 203 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Nearly 100 years after its initial release, this film remains one of the most controversial films ever made and a landmark achievement in film history that continues to fascinate and enrage audiences. It is the epic story of two families, one Northern and one Southern, during and after the Civil War. D.W. Griffith's masterful direction combines brilliant battle scenes and tender romance with a vicious portrayal of African-Americans

The avenging conscience, or, 'Thou shalt not kill' ( Visual )
4 editions published between 1914 and 2008 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 162 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Avenging conscience: A young writer who was raised by a stern uncle falls in love with a young woman. When the uncle attempts to track down the woman, the nephew kills him and then sees ghosts

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