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  1. The Birth of a Nation

    The Birth of a Nation

    1915 · Historical drama · 3h 10m
  2. Oct 7, 2016 · A biographical drama about Nat Turner, a slave and preacher who led a rebellion in the antebellum South. The film stars Nate Parker, Armie Hammer, and Penelope Ann Miller, and received mixed reviews and awards.

    • (22K)
    • Biography, Drama, History
    • Nate Parker
    • 2016-10-07
  3. The Birth of a Nation was the first movie shown in the White House, in the East Room, on February 18, 1915 (An earlier movie, the Italian Cabiria (1914), was shown on the lawn.). It was attended by President Woodrow Wilson, members of his family, and members of his Cabinet. Both Dixon and Griffith were present.

  4. English. Budget. $8.5 million [2] Box office. $16.8 million [2] The Birth of a Nation is a 2016 historical drama film written and directed by Nate Parker in his directorial debut. It is based on the story of Nat Turner, the enslaved man who led a slave rebellion in Southampton County, Virginia, in 1831.

  5. A silent epic film by D.W. Griffith that depicts the Civil War and Reconstruction era in the US, with a focus on the Ku Klux Klan. The film was controversial for its racist and violent portrayal of African Americans and its influence on the revival of the Klan.

    • (26K)
    • Drama, History, War
    • D.W. Griffith
    • 1915-03-21
  6. Mar 30, 2003 · A classic film review of D. W. Griffith's controversial masterpiece, praised for its cinematic achievements but condemned for its racist propaganda. Ebert explores the film's historical and artistic significance, and the contradictions of its time and ours.

  7. The Birth of a Nation, landmark silent film starring Lillian Gish, released in 1915, that was the first blockbuster Hollywood hit. It was the longest and most-profitable film then produced and the most artistically advanced film of its day. It secured both the future of feature-length films and the reception of film as a serious medium.

  8. The Birth of a Nation. Two families, abolitionist Northerners the Stonemans and Southern landowners the Camerons, intertwine in director D.W. Griffith's controversial Civil War epic. When ...

    • (45)
    • History, Drama, War
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