THE BIRTH OF A NATION (BLU-RAY DISC) IN SOUTH AFRICA

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 10 - 15 working days D.W. Griffith co-writes and directs this epic and controversial account of the American Civil War and its aftermath. It tells the story of two families, the pro-Union Stonemans from the North and the pro-Confederacy Camerons from the South, and the way in which they are both caught up in the turmoil which befalls a sleepy Deep South town when Northern Abolitionists threaten to outlaw the slave trade which has existed there for years. Things go from bad to worse when Ben Cameron (Henry B. Walthall)'s little sister dies at the hands of Gus (Walter Long), a black farmhand, and Ben dons a Ku Klux Klan mask both to avenge her death and to come to the rescue of his beloved girlfriend Elsie (Lillian Gish), who has been kidnapped by a corrupt mixed-race governor. Interactive Menus Outtakes Interviews: DW Griffith, Melvyn Stokes, Cecil B. Demille Other Documentary: BFI Southbank Roundtable Discussion Features Summary D.W. Griffith co-writes and directs this epic and controversial account of the American Civil War and its aftermath. It tells the story of two families... Studio BFI Pub Format Blu-ray disc Release date 20150928 Contributors Miriam Cooper (Actor), Joseph Henabery (Actor), Mae Marsh (Actor), Josephine Cromwell (Actor), Donald Crisp (Actor), Spottiswood Aiken (Actor), John French (Actor), Lillian Gish (Actor), Robert Harron (Actor), J. A Beringer (Actor), Raoul Walsh (Actor), Henry B. Walthall (Actor), Wallace Reid (Actor), Eugene Pallette (Actor), Walter Long (Actor), Frank E. Woods, G W Bitzer, D.W. Griffith, Joseph Carl Breil, D.W. Griffith (Director)