D.W. Griffith

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Intolerance review by from London

Dated but still visually impressive 12 August 2004
...D.W. Griffith's second epic may lack the strength and focus of 'The Birth of a Nation', but its cross-cutting between four different narratives set in four different eras (A... Read customer review

Mary Pickford - The Muse of the Movies (2009)
Starring: Michael York, Mary Pickford, Charles Buddy Rogers
Director: Nicholas Eliopoulos
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"Mary Pickford, The Muse of the Movies" traces the life and work of this legendary silent film star, movie pioneer, and keen businesswoman. Pickford's life (1892-1979) also parallels an even larger story, telling of the "birth of the cinema" itself. Pickford co-created United Artists Studios, ..read more »

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Abraham Lincoln on DVD (1930)
Starring: Walter Huston, Una Merkel, Kay Hammond
Director: D.W. Griffith
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Silent film master D.W. Griffith's first talkie works as a companion piece to his classic BIRTH OF A NATION, providing a detailed biographical sketch of the 16th president. We see his birth in a log cabin, the tragic death of his first love, Ann Rutledge (Una Merkel), his debates with Douglas, his ..read more »

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W.C. Fields - Sally Of The Sawdust on DVD (1925)
Starring: W.C. Fields, Alfred Lunt, Carol Dempster
Director: D.W. Griffith
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Acclaimed director D.W. Griffith (INTOLERANCE) took the helm of this silent version of the hit W.C. Fields stage play, and the result is an engaging blend of circus tomfoolery and typical Griffith-style family drama and class system indictment. Circus con man "Professor" Eustace McGargle (Fields) ..read more »

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Way Down East (1920)
Starring: Lillian Gish, Richard Barthelmess, Lowell Sherman
Director: D.W. Griffith
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Innocent Anna (Lillian Gish, in a terrific performance) is sent by her poverty-stricken mother to visit rich relations in Boston, where she is seduced into a sham marriage by a smooth-talking scoundrel (Lowell Sherman). When she becomes pregnant, he abandons her; later, the baby dies. Now a social ..read more »

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Broken Blossoms on DVD (1919)
Starring: Lillian Gish, Donald Crisp, Richard Barthelmess
Director: D.W. Griffith
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This strangely beautiful silent film from D.W. Griffith is also one of his more grim efforts; an indictment of child abuse and the violence of western society. An ideological Asian (Richard Barthelemess) travels to the west in hopes of spreading the Buddha's message of peace to the round-eyed "sons ..read more »

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Intolerance on DVD (1916)
Starring: Constance Talmadge, Mae Marsh, Lillian Gish
Director: D.W. Griffith
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Silent film director D.W. Griffith's biggest, most ambitious spectacle uses stories from different times and places to illustrate humanity's intolerance of religious differences throughout the ages. The most visually impressive of these chronicles is the fall of Babylon, for which Griffith built ..read more »

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The Birth of a Nation on DVD (1915)
Starring: Lillian Gish, Walter Long, Erich Von Stroheim
Director: D.W. Griffith
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The most successful and artistically advanced film of its time, The Birth of a Nation has also sparked protests, riots, and divisiveness since its first release. The film tells the story of the Civil War and its aftermath, as seen through the eyes of two families. The Stonemans hail from the North, ..read more »

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Saddles, Saloons And Six Shooters (5 discs) on DVD
Starring: Gary Cooper, Errol Flynn, John Wayne
Director: D.W. Griffith, Charles Swickard, George B. Seitz
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A collection of 14 westerns. Titles include THE GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY, THE RED MAN'S VIEW, HELL'S HINGES, THE VANISHING AMERICAN, FIGHTING CARAVANS, PAINTED DESERT,, DESERT TRAIL, TROUBLE IN TEXAS, SANTA FE TRAIL, ARIZON A BOUND, THE OUTLAW, ABILENE TOWN, DANIEL BOONE - TRAIL BLAZER and ONE EYED JACKS.

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Way Down East - 3.5 stars
Intolerance - 3.5 stars
Broken Blossoms - 3.0 stars
The Birth of a Nation - 3.0 stars
W.C. Fields - Sally Of The Sawdust - 2.5 stars

Lillian Gish - 9 times - show films
Mae Marsh - 5 times - show films
F.A. Turner - 3 times - show films
Richard Barthelmess - 3 times - show films
Douglas Fairbanks - 3 times - show films

George B. Seitz - 1 times - show films
Charles Swickard - 1 times - show films
Nicholas Eliopoulos - 1 times - show films