Two Classic D.W. Griffith Films Heading to Blu-rayIndependent distributors Kino Video have revealed that they will release on Blu-ray two legendary films by director D.W. Griffith: The Birth of a Nation (1915) and Way Down East (1920). The preliminary release dates for both releases is November 22.
Special features:
The Birth of a Nation
The Making of The Birth of a Nation (1992, 24 min. Produced by David Shepard)
Filmed prologue to The Birth of a Nation (1930, 6 min. Featuring D. W. Griffith and Walter Huston)
Civil War Shorts directed by D. W. Griffith:
- In the Border States (1910, 16 min.)
- The House with the Closed Shutters (1910, 17 min.)
- The Fugitive (1910, 17 min.)
- His Trust (1910, 14 min.)
- His Trust Fulfilled (1910, 11 mins.)
- Swords and Hearts (1911, 16 mins.)
- The Battle (1911, 17 mins.)
New York vs. The Birth of a Nation -- an archive of information documenting the battles over the film's 1922 re-release, including protests by the NAACP, transcripts of meetings, legal documents, newspaper articles, and a montage of scenes ordered cut by the New York Censor Board.
PLUS: Excerpts from The Birth of a Nation souvenir book (1915) and several original programs
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