The Making of 'The Birth of a Nation'

The Making of 'The Birth of a Nation'

1993 · Documentary · 0h 24m · 6.0

A short documentary about the making of D. W. Griffith's controversial 'The Birth of a Nation'.

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Cast

David Shepard
David Shepard
Narrator
D.W. Griffith
D.W. Griffith
Self (Archive footage)
Lillian Gish
Lillian Gish
Self (Archive footage)
Miriam Cooper
Miriam Cooper
Self (Archive footage)
Mae Marsh
Mae Marsh
Self (Archive footage)
George Siegmann
George Siegmann
Self (Archive footage)

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