The birth of a nation [DVD]
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Ku Klux Klan (19th cent.) -- Drama.
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) -- Drama.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Drama.
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DVD.
Feature films.
Historical films.
Silent films.
Video.

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Published
Narberth, PA : Alpha Video, 2005.
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (192 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
089218471697

Notes

General Note
Based on the novel The Clansman, by Thomas Dixon.
General Note
Originally produced as a silent motion picture in 1915.
Creation/Production Credits
Photography, G.W. Bitzer.
Participants/Performers
Lillian Gish, Mae Marsh, Ralph Lewis, Wallace Reid, Henry Walthall.
Description
Recounts the events leading up to and immediately fter the Civil War. Ben Cameron, a brave yet disillusioned Confederate soldier, creates a covert group of impassioned Southerners called the Ku Klux Klan as an answer to the supposed problem of the rise and rule of blacks and carpetbaggers. Bent on revenge, Ben leads his KKK followers in a war to suppress the black threat to white society, ultimately restoring "order" to his beloved South.
System Details
DVD.
Language
Silent film with English intertitles; music sound track added in 1992.

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Bitzer, G. W., Dixon, T., Gish, L., Griffith, D. W. 1., Lewis, R., Marsh, M., Reid, W., Walthall, H. B. 1., & Woods, F. E. (2005). The birth of a nation [DVD] . Alpha Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

G. W. Bitzer et al.. 2005. The Birth of a Nation [DVD]. Alpha Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

G. W. Bitzer et al.. The Birth of a Nation [DVD] Alpha Video, 2005.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Bitzer, G. W., et al. The Birth of a Nation [DVD] Alpha Video, 2005.

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