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Battle (The) (short) (1911)
Union soldiers march off to battle amid cheering crowds. After the battle turns against the Union Army, one soldier runs away, hiding in his girlfriend's house.Director: D.W. Griffith
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:DISC ONE
* "Birth of a Nation" (1915) (186:57)
“The Making of The Birth of a Nation” featurette Produced by David Shepard; Compiled and written by Russell Merritt (23:58)
DISC TWO
Civil War shorts directed by D.W. Griffith: (Music by Jon C. Mirsalis unless indicated)
- "In the Border States" (1910) (16:08)
- "The House With Closed Shutters" (1910) (16:56)
- "The Fugitive" (1910) (17:05)
- "His Trust" (1910) (14:20)
Courtesy of David Shepard; Musical setting compiled and arranged by Robert Israel; Performed by the Biograph Quartet:
- "His Trust Fulfilled" (1910) (11:28)
- "Swords and Hearts" (1911) (16:28)
- "The Battle" (1911) (16:35)
“New York vs. The Birth of a Nation”, Archival documents pertaining to the censorship battles over the film’s 1922 re-release (text)
Posters, Ads, and Souvenir Programs (gallery)
Excerpts from the Novel (text)
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Subtitles:English Intertitles
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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UPC Number:0738329026622
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Notes:The discs are also available with the Blu-ray in a three-disc set.
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Extras:DISC ONE
* "Abraham Lincoln" (1930) (88:05)
"D.W. Griffith et le loup" 2011 documentary (52:49)
Shorts by D.W. Griffith
- "In the Border States" (1910) (16:10)
- "The Battle" (1911) (16:32)
- "The Last Drop of Water" (1911) (13:13)
DISC TWO
Shorts by D.W. Griffith
- "Those Awful Hats" (1909) (2:49)
- "The Fugitive" (1910) (17:02)
- "The Massacre" (1912) (29:57)
- "Friends" (1912) (12:46)
- "The Cricket on the Hearth" (1909) (12:36)
- "His Trust" (1911) (14:20) -
Subtitles:French subtitles for English Intertitles
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Music Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:The documentary is in French/English with French subtitles.
The shorts include English Intertitles with French subtitles.
Includes a 24 page booklet with writing by Patrick Brion. -
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Extras:DISC ONE
* "Birth of a Nation" (1915) (192:54)
DISC TWO
1930 Introduction - Parts 1 and 2 (5:53)
1930 Opening Titles (1:19)
The Making of "The Birth of a Nation" (23:57)
Civil War Shorts by Griffith (1910-1911):
- "In the Border States" (16:07)
- "The House with Closed Shutters" (16:55)
- "The Fugitive" (17:03)
- "His Trust" (14:19)
- "His Trust Fulfilled" (11:28)
- "Swords and Hearts" (16:26)
- "The Battle" (16:33) -
Subtitles:English Intertitles
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Music Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Includes a Collector's Booklet:
- "On 'The Birth of a Nation'" by D.W. Griffith (7 pgs)
- "A Nation is Born" by Thomas Dixon (2 pgs)
- "Brotherly Love" by Francis Hackett (5 pgs)
- "Capitalising Race Hatred: 'New York Globe' editorial (April 6, 1915) and D.W. Griffith response (April 10, 1915)" (8 pgs)
- "The Birth of Film as Art" by Seymour Stern (2 pgs)
- "A Guilty Pleasure" by Michael Powell (2 pgs)
- Facts about "The Birth of a Nation" (3 pgs)
- Notes on Viewing
- Disc Credits -
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OVERALL: Draw
All three releases have differing exclusive content.
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CUTS:
- R1 Birth of a Nation America- Kino Video - No cuts (16:35 NTSC)
- R2 Abraham Lincoln - Édition Collector France- Bach Films - No cuts (16:32 PAL)
- R2 Birth of a Nation United Kingdom- Eureka - No cuts (16:33 NTSC)
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Comparison added by James-Masaki_Ryan on 23/11/23
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