Biograph Shorts (Special Edition)
Director: D. W. Griffith
Country: U.S.
Year: 1909-1913
The selection of motion pictures featured in this two-disc set traces D. W. Griffith's rapid, unparalleled development as a filmmaker during his five year stint at the Biograph Company -- a development that contributed substantially to the emergence of film as a powerful form of cultural expression.
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The Birth of a Nation
Director: D. W. Griffith
Country: U.S.
Year: 1915
This controversial landmark in film history continues to fascinate and enrage audiences.
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Intolerance
Director: D. W. Griffith
Country: U.S.
Year: 1916
This double set presents the silent spectacle thta took the art of filmmaking to new heights, interweaving four thematically united stories of inhumanity throughout history.
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Broken Blossoms
Director: D. W. Griffith
Country: U.S.
Year: 1919
The heartbreaking story of a waterfront waif (Lillian Gish) from the Limehouse district of London who escapes the abuse of her father (Donald Crisp) through a doomed relationship with a Chinese immigrant (Richard Barthelmess).
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Orphans of the Storm
Director: D. W. Griffith
Country: U.S.
Year: 1921
Two delicate souls (Lillian and Dorothy Gish) are caught in the tempest of the French Revolution.
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