The most successful and artistically advanced film of its time.

Rating: 10/10 (23 July 2010)

It's a film about Northern and Southern families who are caught up in the American Civil War.
The Birth Of A Nation is cinema's first and most famous epic, many sequences of which retain their mastery, despite Afro-American villains, Ku Klux Klan heroes, and white actors in blackface. Originally shown as The Clansman; a shorter version with orchestral track was released in 1931. A brilliant piece of film-making, though its political attitudes understandably cast long shadows over its reputation. It was the highest-grossing film of the silent film era, and is noted for its innovative camera techniques and narrative achievements.