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THE BIRTH OF A NATIONThe Birth of a Nation, directed by D. W. (David Wark) Griffith (1875–1948) in 1914 and released the following year, may be the most controversial feature film ever released in the United States. It is also one of the most seen and most influential of all films released anywhere in any period.
The plot of The Birth of a Nation revolves around two families living on either side of the Mason-Dixon Line who become friends when their sons board together at school. The Stonemans, the Northern family, live in Washington, D.C., and own a rural getaway in Pennsylvania. The Honorable Austin Stoneman, an abolitionist politician, presides over ...
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Dec 31, 2014 · By the time Birth of a Nation was made, the history of the south had been scrubbed and sanitized by the "Lost Cause" dogma largely through the efforts of the Daughters of the Confederacy. The film corresponded to the historical record, but by 1915 the historic record had been altered. But, you know, great cinematography.
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The Birth of Nation is notable for many of its innovative production strategies. Billy Bitzer was the first cinematographer to employ nighttime photography, a feat he achieved by firing magnesium flares into the night for the split-screen sequence of the sacking of Atlanta. It was the first film to use hundreds of extras to re-create battle scenes.
The Birth of a Nation: Directed by Nate Parker. With Nate Parker, Armie Hammer, Penelope Ann Miller, Jackie Earle Haley. Nat Turner, a literate slave and preacher in the antebellum South, orchestrates an uprising.
