D. W. Griffith

American film-maker D. W. Griffith’s groundbreaking film Birth of a Nation (1915) forever changed American film-making. It not only established the star system, but its success guaranteed the future of the feature film. Griffith, right, is shown supervising one of his many films.

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Gangster Films; Griffith, D(avid) W(ark); Cinema, Early Development of; United Artists

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