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person_profile-D.W. Griffith

D.W. Griffith Died at age: 73

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

D.W. Griffith

Date of Birth:

Jan 22, 1875

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Jul 23, 1948

Biography of

D.W. Griffith

    David Llewelyn Wark Griffith was a premier pioneering American film director. He is best known as the director of the controversial and groundbreaking 1915 film The Birth of a Nation and the subsequent film Intolerance (1916). Griffith's film The Birth of a Nation made pioneering use of advanced camera and narrative techniques, and its immense popularity set the stage for the dominance of the feature-length film. It also proved extremely controversial at the time and ever since for its negative depiction of Black Americans and their supporters, and its positive portrayal of slavery and the Ku Klux Klan. Griffith responded to his critics with his next film, Intolerance, intended to show the dangers of prejudiced thought and behavior. The film was not the financial success that its predecessor had been, but was received warmly by critics. Several of his later films were also successful, but high production, promotional, and roadshow costs often made his ventures commercial failures. Even so, he is generally considered one of the most important figures of early cinema.

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D.W. Griffith

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Filmography of

D.W. Griffith

Found 9 Movies in total

... 2023

Flashback: The First World War

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2014

Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2008

... 2007

The Tramp and the Dictator

Self (archive footage) (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 2002

Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1998

The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1961

San Francisco

Orchestra Conductor (uncredited) ( Actor )

Second Assistant Director

... 1936

Enoch Arden

Mr. Ray ( Actor )

Writer

... 1915