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America, also called Love and Sacrifice, is a 1924 American silent historical war romance film. It describes the heroic story of the events during the American Revolutionary War, in which filmmaker D. W. Griffith created a film adaptation of Robert W. Chambers ' 1905 novel The Reckoning.
Drama History War. The story of a family caught up in the American Revolutionary War. Director. D.W. Griffith. Writer. Robert W. Chambers. Stars. Neil Hamilton. Carol Dempster. Erville Alderson. See production info at IMDbPro. RENT/BUY. search Amazon. Add to Watchlist. 12 User reviews. 3 Critic reviews. Awards. 1 win. Photos 18. Top cast. Edit.
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- Drama, History, War
- D.W. Griffith
- 1924-02-21
Jul 9, 2019 · D W Griffith’s last silent epic is the story of the founding of America told from the perspective of a fictional family’s experiences during the Revolutionary War. Occasionally slow and ponderous nevertheless this is an eminently watchable silent spectacular.
America, also called Love and Sacrifice, is a 1924 silent historical war romance film. It describes the heroic story of the events during the American Revolutionary War, in which filmmaker D. W. Griffith created a film adaptation of Robert W. Chambers’ novel The Reckoning.
In DW Griffith's America, the Revolution was fought because of the tyrannical and autocratic intransigence of George III, overruling the protests of his distinguished parliamentarians.
- D.W. Griffith
- D.W. Griffith Productions
Synopsis by Janiss Garza. This epic tale about the American Revolution broke the bank for filmmaker D.W. Griffith. Robert W. Chambers loosely adapted his novel, The Reckoning, which focuses on the battles in New York state. Griffith however, found it necessary to add a romance, so Chambers obligingly added one for him.
The story of a family caught up in the American Revolutionary War.
