D.W. Griffith

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.

Tentang

Stage Name: D.W. Griffith

Peran: Directing

Reputasi: 0.2802

Jenis Kelamin: Laki-laki

Tanggal Lahir: 1875-01-22

Lokasi Lahir: LaGrange, Kentucky, USA

Riwayat Perfilman

2014

Flashback: The First World War

Self (archive footage)

2008

Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies

Self (archive footage)

2002

The Tramp and the Dictator

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1961

The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

Self (archive footage)

1936

San Francisco

Orchestra Conductor (uncredited)

1915

Enoch Arden

Mr. Ray

1912

Two Daughters of Eve

At Stage Door

1909

The Politician's Love Story

Man - First Couple

1909

The Girls and Daddy

At Black & Tan Ball

1908

The Red Girl

Man on Footpath

1908

The Fatal Hour

Policeman

1908

Deceived Slumming Party

Reginald O.C. Wittington

1908

The Black Viper

Rescuer

1908

The Stage Rustler

Phil Bowen

1908

The Man in the Box

Station Agent

1908

The King's Messenger

Messenger

1908

King of the Cannibal Islands

Cannibal in Top Hat

1908

Old Isaacs, the Pawnbroker

Doctor, Charity Worker

1908

Yellow Peril

Mr. Phlipp

1908

Classmates

Extra

1908

Falsely Accused!

Cop in Court