Directing
D.W. Griffith
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.
Filmography
Hollywood Black
Series · 2024
Mary Pickford a Blessing and a Curse
Film · 2023
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
Film · 2020
Flashback: The First World War
Film · 2014
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies
Film · 2008
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
Film · 2007
The Tramp and the Dictator
Film · 2002
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
Film · 1998
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Film · 1995
The Making of 'The Birth of a Nation'
Film · 1993
Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me
Film · 1988
American Experience
Series · 1988
Hollywood
Series · 1980
Hollywood
Series · 1980
D.W. Griffith: An American Genius
Film · 1975
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
Film · 1961
San Francisco
Film · 1936
1930 Prelude to "The Birth of a Nation"
Film · 1930
Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20)
Film · 1921
Enoch Arden
Film · 1915
Two Daughters of Eve
Film · 1912
The Adventures of Billy
Film · 1911
At the Altar
Film · 1909
1776, or The Hessian Renegades
Film · 1909
The Politician's Love Story
Film · 1909
The Girls and Daddy
Film · 1909
At the French Ball
Film · 1908
At the Crossroads of Life
Film · 1908
The Black Viper
Film · 1908
The Sculptor's Nightmare
Film · 1908
The Fatal Hour
Film · 1908
Balked at the Altar
Film · 1908
King of the Cannibal Islands
Film · 1908
Her First Adventure
Film · 1908
Rescued from an Eagle's Nest
Film · 1908
Cupid’s Pranks
Film · 1908
The King's Messenger
Film · 1908
Old Isaacs, the Pawnbroker
Film · 1908
The Man in the Box
Film · 1908
Deceived Slumming Party
Film · 1908
The Kentuckian
Film · 1908
The Invisible Fluid
Film · 1908
The Stage Rustler
Film · 1908
The Heart of O Yama
Film · 1908
The Red Girl
Film · 1908
The Music Master
Film · 1908
Classmates
Film · 1908
Caught by Wireless
Film · 1908
The Yellow Peril
Film · 1908
Hulda's Lovers
Film · 1908
Falsely Accused!
Film · 1908
A Calamitous Elopement
Film · 1908
When Knights Were Bold
Film · 1908
The Princess in the Vase
Film · 1908
Professional Jealousy
Film · 1908
A Famous Escape
Film · 1908
'Ostler Joe
Film · 1908