Cast
D.W. Griffith
Directing
Cast
D.W. Griffith
Known for
Directing
Born
1875-01-22
From
LaGrange, Kentucky, USA
Died
1948-07-23
Also known as David Llewelyn Wark Griffith, David Wark Griffith, David W. Griffith
Biography
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.
★8.0
MOVIE2020
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
as archive footage
MOVIE1921
Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20)
as Himself
★6.0
MOVIE1993
The Making of 'The Birth of a Nation'
as Self (Archive footage)
★8.0
MOVIE1995
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
as Self (archive footage)
★6.6
MOVIE1936
San Francisco
as Orchestra Conductor (uncredited)
★2.0
MOVIE1908
King of the Cannibal Islands
as Cannibal in top hat
★5.2
MOVIE1909
1776, or The Hessian Renegades
★7.0
MOVIE2002
The Tramp and the Dictator
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
★3.5
MOVIE1908
The Red Girl
as Man on Footpath
★4.3
MOVIE2007
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
★2.5
MOVIE1908
The Fatal Hour
as Policeman
★3.0
MOVIE1908
The Yellow Peril
as Mr. Phlipp
★5.0
MOVIE1908
The Invisible Fluid
as Mailman
★3.0
MOVIE1908
Classmates
as Extra
MOVIE1912
Two Daughters of Eve
as At Stage Door
★6.3
MOVIE1915
Enoch Arden
as Mr. Ray
★5.0
MOVIE2008
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies
as Self (archive footage)
★7.0
MOVIE1961
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
as Self (archive footage)
★4.2
MOVIE1908
A Calamitous Elopement
as Policeman
★10.0
MOVIE1998
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
as Self (archive footage)
★3.3
MOVIE1908
Balked at the Altar
★4.0
MOVIE1908
At the Crossroads of Life
as Suitor
★3.6
MOVIE1908
Cupid’s Pranks
as Extra at ball
★4.3
MOVIE1909
The Politician's Love Story
as Man - First Couple
★2.8
MOVIE1908
Falsely Accused!
as Cop in Court
★5.5
MOVIE1908
Rescued from an Eagle's Nest
as Father
★5.7
MOVIE1911
The Adventures of Billy
as On Bench
★3.0
MOVIE1909
The Girls and Daddy
as At Black & Tan Ball
★7.0
MOVIE2023
Mary Pickford a Blessing and a Curse
as Self
MOVIE1908
A Famous Escape
as Prisoner
★2.0
MOVIE1908
Old Isaacs, the Pawnbroker
as Doctor, Charity worker
★3.5
MOVIE1908
The Stage Rustler
as Phil Bowen
★1.0
MOVIE1908
The Kentuckian
★4.1
MOVIE1908
The Black Viper
as Rescuer
MOVIE1908
The Princess in the Vase
as Lover
★1.0
MOVIE1908
The King's Messenger
as Messenger
★4.3
MOVIE1908
The Sculptor's Nightmare
MOVIE1908
'Ostler Joe
as Lover
★4.0
MOVIE1909
At the Altar
★3.0
MOVIE1908
The Man in the Box
as Station Agent
★1.5
MOVIE1908
The Heart of O Yama
as Footman
★6.0
MOVIE1908
Deceived Slumming Party
as Reginald O.C. Wittington
★1.5
MOVIE1908
Hulda's Lovers
as Handy Hank
★4.5
MOVIE1908
At the French Ball
as Husband
MOVIE1908
Professional Jealousy
as Extra on stage
★4.5
MOVIE1930
1930 Prelude to "The Birth of a Nation"
as Self
★2.8
MOVIE1908
Caught by Wireless
as Policeman
★3.0
MOVIE1908
The Music Master
★3.2
MOVIE1908
When Knights Were Bold
★9.0
MOVIE2014
Flashback: The First World War
as Self (archive footage)
★4.6
MOVIE1908
Her First Adventure
as Father