Birth of a Nation
Year of Production: 1915.
Director: D.W. Griffith.
Based on Thomas Dixon Jr.'s play, The Clansman.
Starring: Lillian Gish and Henry Walthall.
It was an explictly racist film that villified the black people of the Civil War Era. However, the film nevertheless was noted for its spectacular cinematography, artistic advancements and technical innovations.
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