Birth of a nation

A Civil War spectacular. Portrays life in the South during and after the Civil War as revealed in a story depicting the war itself, the conflict between the defeated Southerners and emancipated renegade blacks, the despoiling of the South during the carpetbagger period, and the revival of the Southe...

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Corporate Author: Kartes Video Communications.
Other Authors: Dixon, Thomas, Jr., 1864-1946., Griffith, D. W. 1875-1948., Gish, Lillian, 1893-1993.
Format: Video VHS
Language:English
Published:Indianapolis, In : Kartes Video Communications, 1984.
Series:Video film classics.
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Summary:A Civil War spectacular. Portrays life in the South during and after the Civil War as revealed in a story depicting the war itself, the conflict between the defeated Southerners and emancipated renegade blacks, the despoiling of the South during the carpetbagger period, and the revival of the Southern white man's honor through the efforts of the Ku Klux Klan.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 1915.
Adapted from the novel The clansman by Thomas Dixon.
Silent film with soundtrack of Rosa Rio at the Hammond organ added.
Physical Description:1 videocassette (94 min.) : sound, black and white ; 1/2 in.
Format:VHS.
Production Credits:D.W. Griffith, director and producer.
ISBN:0871765705 (VHS)
0871765713 (Beta)
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