D.W. Griffith
David Wark Griffith (January 22, 1875 – July 23, 1948) was an American film director. Considered one of the most influential figures in the history of the motion picture, he pioneered many aspects of film editing and expanded the art of the narrative film. To modern audiences, Griffith is known primarily for directing the 1915 film The Birth of a Nation. One of the most financially successful films of all time and considered a landmark by film historians, it has also been denounced for its degrading portrayals of African Americans, its glorification of the Ku Klux Klan, and support for the Confederacy. The film led to riots in several major cities all over the United States and the NAACP attempted to have it banned. Griffith made his next film Intolerance (1916) as an answer to critics, who he felt unfairly maligned his work. Together with Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, and Douglas Fair...
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Footlight Varieties
The Struggle
Abraham Lincoln
Lady of the Pavements
Drums of Love
The Battle of the Sexes
The Sorrows of Satan
That Royle Girl
Sally of the Sawdust
America
Isn't Life Wonderful
The White Rose
One Exciting Night
Dream Street
Orphans of the Storm
The Love Flower
The Idol Dancer
Way Down East
The Fall of Babylon
True Heart Susie
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl
The Mother and the Law
A Romance of Happy Valley
The Greatest Question
Scarlet Days
The Girl Who Stayed at Home
The Great Love
The Greatest Thing in Life
Hearts of the World
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
The Birth of a Nation
Home, Sweet Home
The Battle of the Sexes
The Escape
The Avenging Conscience: or 'Thou Shalt Not Kill'
Judith of Bethulia
The Musketeers of Pig Alley
Resurrection
The Taming of the Shrew
