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    R1 America - Kino Video [2002 Release]
    Birth of a Nation

  • 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)
    Griffith Discusses the Film (Photoplay Magazine) (text)
  • Subtitles:
    English Intertitles
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.33:1
  • Picture Format:
    Non-Anamorphic
  • TV System:
    NTSC
  • Soundtrack(s):
    Music Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo
  • Case type:
    Keep Case
  • UPC Number:
    0738329026622
  • Notes:
    The discs are also available with the Blu-ray in a three-disc set.

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    R2 United Kingdom - Eureka [2012 Release]
    Birth of a Nation
    Masters of Cinema #127

  • 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
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.33:1
  • Picture Format:
    Non-Anamorphic
  • TV System:
    NTSC
  • Soundtrack(s):
    Music Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo
  • Case type:
    Keep Case
  • 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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