| | Griffith Masterworks DVD Griffith Masterworks Set CDS
| Category | Dramas DVDs, Gift Set Movies, Special Interest Videos, Music Video, Box Sets, Classic, Vintage, Media Arts, Historical, Silent Cinema, Short, Civil War | | Starring | Lillian Gish, Dorothy Gish, Donald Crisp, Mae Marsh, Ralph Lewis | | Director | D.W. Griffith |
This 7-disc set includes "Birth of a Nation," "Intolerance," "Biograph Shorts," "Orphans of the Storm," "Broken Blossoms," along with loads of special features. This collection of D.W. Griffith features and shorts presents some of the finest work of arguably the most influential filmmaker ever in a spectacular home edition. Collecting four of his most important and best features (THE BIRTH OF A NATION, INTOLERANCE, ORPHANS OF THE SUN, and BROKEN BLOSSOMS) along with over 15 shorts from his five years at the Biograph Studios, GRIFFITH MASTERWORKS is a testament to the enduring art of the man who created American movies. See individual titles (including BIOGRAPH SHORTS) for details. Griffith Masterworks | List Price | $99.95 (You save $28.26) | | Studio | Kino on Video | | Orig Year | 1908 | | DVD Encoding | Region 1 | | All Time Sales Rank |  24034  | | CD Universe Part number | 5396502 | | Catalog number | 2702 | | Discs | 7 | | Release Date | Dec 10, 2002 | | Rating | Not Rated | | Movie Details | B&W and Tinted; Digitally Re-Mastered |
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Griffith Masterworks DVD Region 1
Box Set
Disc 1: THE BIRTH OF A NATION
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Additional Release Material:
Shorts: 7 Civil War Shorts
Documentary: NEW YORK VS. THE BIRTH OF A NATION
Bonus Footage: Prologue
Making Of: THE MAKING OF THE BIRTH OF A NATION
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Interactive Menus
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Disc 2: ORPHANS OF THE STORM
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Additional Release Material:
Bonus Footage: D.W. Griffith's Funeral
Introduction: Orson Welles
Featurette: RESCUED FROM THE EAGLE'S NEST (1908)
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Interactive Menus
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Text/Photo Galleries:
Stills/Photos: Rare Griffith Photographs
Disc 3: INTOLERANCE
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Additional Release Material:
Film Clips:
1. CABIRIA (1914)
2. THE LAST DAYS OF POMPEII (1914)
3. "The Fall of Babylon"
Introduction: Orson Welles
Interactive Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Disc 4: BROKEN BLOSSOMS
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Additional Release Material:
Isolated Audio Track: "Broken Blossoms" - A Recording of the 1919 Song
Introduction: Lillian Gish - Star
Interactive Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Text/Photo Galleries:
Article:
1. D.W. Griffith on Leading Ladies
Complete Text of Thomas Burke's Original Story
Disc 5: BIOGRAPH SHORTS
Full Frame -
1.33
Interactive Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
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