The Making of 'The Birth of a Nation'

Name: The Making of 'The Birth of a Nation'
Director: Robert G. Beecher
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1993-01-01
Duration: 24 min
Rating: 6.0
Cast: David Shepard, D.W. Griffith, Lillian Gish, Miriam Cooper, Mae Marsh

Documentary

January 1, 19930h 24m6.0 / 10

Overview

A short documentary about the making of D. W. Griffith's controversial 'The Birth of a Nation'.

Director

Robert G. Beecher

Production

Film Preservation AssociatesBlackjack FilmsBlackhawk Films

Cast

David ShepardNarrator

D.W. GriffithSelf (Archive footage)

Lillian GishSelf (Archive footage)

Miriam CooperSelf (Archive footage)

Mae MarshSelf (Archive footage)

George SiegmannSelf (Archive footage)