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BIRTH OF A NATION (1915) BIRTH OF A NATION (1915) Danish OR search current auctions Auction History Result 2j039 BIRTH OF A NATION Danish R22 D.W. Griffith's classic post-Civil War tale of the Ku Klux Klan! Date Sold 10/14/2008Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. A 1922 Re-release Vintage Theatrical Folded Danish Movie Poster (measures 25 1/4" x 35 1/2") (Learn More) D.W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation (also released in some parts of the U.S. as "The Clansman", although not solely in the South as one might think), the classic historic 1915 D.W. Griffith silent Civil War birth-of-the-Ku-Klux-Klan historical action adventure melodrama ("Lincoln's assassinations. The fatal blow that robbed the South of its best friend"; "The supreme picture of all time."; "Mightiest spectacle ever produced"; "D.W. Griffith's stupendous motion picture production of Thomas Dixon's famous story 'The Clansman'"; "Employing the services of 18,000 people accompanied by the symphony orchestra of 40"; "Founded on Thomas Dixon's story 'The Clansman'"; made just 50 years after the end of the Civil War, it begins with Lincoln's assassination, and shows the devastation of the South afterwards, and portrays the forming of the Ku Klux Klan as the only way for Southerners to fight back against the carpetbaggers from the North!) starring Lillian Gish, Mae Marsh, Henry B. Walthall (distinguished silent actor best remembered as the star of this film), Elmo Lincoln, Miriam Cooper, Mary Alden, Joseph Henabery (as President Abraham Lincoln), Donald Crisp (as General Grant), Howard Gaye (as General Lee), and Raoul Walsh (as John Wilkes Booth). Note that this movie was very controversial for its sympathetic portrayal of white southerners and its stereotypical portrayal of black African Americans, but no one can deny it was the first great movie, and is a major landmark in American cinema. Prior to the release of this movie, almost all movie theaters showed a series of one-reel shorts, and charged 5 cents admission. D.W. Griffith charged $2 admission to see this single feature-length movie, and it was a huge success, which convinced all other filmmakers to begin making feature films as well. NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that we believe this poster to be from the 1922 re-release of this most classic movie (the poster is undated, but it seems very unlikely to have been from a 1915 release, and the movie was re-released in 1930 with sound added, and we would think this poster would mention that if it were from 1930). If anyone knows exactly when this poster is from, please e-mail us and we will post it here. Please do not bid on this poster unless you can accept the uncertainty as to its date of release. Also note that this poster was folded at one time but has been laying flat for a long time and will be sent rolled in a tube. Condition: very good to fine. There is tiny paper loss at some crossfolds and tiny separation and dots of paper loss on parts of the bottom horizontal foldline. Other than the above, the poster is in pretty nice condition! Learn More about condition grades
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