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D. W. Griffith

D. W. Griffith

Director 60 / Actor 29 / Writer 25 · 1908 – 1993 · 🎬 114 · 🇺🇸 United States

David Wark Griffith was an American film director. Considered one of the most influential figures in the history of the motion picture, he pioneered many aspects of film editing and expanded the art of the narrative film.

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The Making of 'The Birth of a Nation'

The Making of 'The Birth of a Nation'

actor

1993

General Massacre

General Massacre

writer

1973

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

director

1930

America

America

director

1924

The White Rose

The White Rose

writer

1923

The White Rose

The White Rose

director

1923

Way Down East

Way Down East

writer

1920

Way Down East

Way Down East

director

1920

Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl

Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl

director

1919

Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl

Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl

writer

1919

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

director

1916

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

writer

1916

The Lamb

The Lamb

writer

1915

The Birth of a Nation

The Birth of a Nation

writer

1915

The Birth of a Nation

The Birth of a Nation

director

1915

The Avenging Conscience

The Avenging Conscience

director

1914

The Avenging Conscience

The Avenging Conscience

writer

1914

The Escape

The Escape

director

1914

The Adopted Brother

The Adopted Brother

director

1913

The Wanderer

The Wanderer

director

1913

The Wanderer

The Wanderer

writer

1913

The New York Hat

The New York Hat

director

1912

My Baby

My Baby

director

1912

The Painted Lady

The Painted Lady

director

1912

The Painted Lady

The Painted Lady

writer

1912

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The One She Loved

director

1912

So Near, Yet So Far

So Near, Yet So Far

director

1912

The Failure

The Failure

director

1911

Enoch Arden

Enoch Arden

director

1911

The Lonedale Operator

The Lonedale Operator

director

1911

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His Daughter

director

1911

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The Diamond Star

director

1911

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Heart Beats of Long Ago

director

1911

The Two Paths

The Two Paths

director

1911

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The Refuge

director

1910

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The Lesson

director

1910

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A Salutary Lesson

director

1910

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In the Season of Buds

director

1910

The Unchanging Sea

The Unchanging Sea

director

1910

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His Last Dollar

director

1910

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The Gold Seekers

director

1910

Thou Shalt Not

Thou Shalt Not

director

1910

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Gold Is Not All

director

1910

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The Last Deal

director

1910

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The Last Deal

writer

1910

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The Test

director

1909

A Corner in Wheat

A Corner in Wheat

director

1909

A Corner in Wheat

A Corner in Wheat

writer

1909

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In the Watches of the Night

director

1909

The Lonely Villa

The Lonely Villa

director

1909

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A New Trick

director

1909

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A New Trick

writer

1909

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And a Little Child Shall Lead Them

director

1909

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And a Little Child Shall Lead Them

writer

1909

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The Maniac Cook

writer

1909

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The Maniac Cook

director

1909

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After Many Years

director

1908

Where the Breakers Roar

Where the Breakers Roar

writer

1908

Where the Breakers Roar

Where the Breakers Roar

director

1908

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The Heart of O Yama

director

1908

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The Heart of O Yama

actor

1908

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The Red Girl

actor

1908

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The Red Girl

director

1908

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Behind the Scenes: Where All Is Not Gold That Glitters

director

1908

The Girl and the Outlaw

The Girl and the Outlaw

director

1908

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Monday Morning in a Coney Island Police Court

director

1908

Betrayed by a Handprint

Betrayed by a Handprint

director

1908

Betrayed by a Handprint

Betrayed by a Handprint

writer

1908

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For a Wife's Honor

director

1908

Balked at the Altar

Balked at the Altar

writer

1908

Balked at the Altar

Balked at the Altar

actor

1908

Balked at the Altar

Balked at the Altar

director

1908

For Love of Gold

For Love of Gold

director

1908

The Fatal Hour

The Fatal Hour

actor

1908

The Fatal Hour

The Fatal Hour

director

1908

A Calamitous Elopement

A Calamitous Elopement

director

1908

A Calamitous Elopement

A Calamitous Elopement

writer

1908

A Calamitous Elopement

A Calamitous Elopement

actor

1908

Deceived Slumming Party

Deceived Slumming Party

actor

1908

Deceived Slumming Party

Deceived Slumming Party

director

1908

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The Redman and the Child

director

1908

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The Redman and the Child

writer

1908

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The Tavern Keeper’s Daughter

director

1908

The Black Viper

The Black Viper

director

1908

The Black Viper

The Black Viper

actor

1908

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The Fight for Freedom

director

1908

The Adventures of Dollie

The Adventures of Dollie

director

1908

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The Stage Rustler

actor

1908

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The Kentuckian

actor

1908

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At the Crossroads of Life

writer

1908

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At the Crossroads of Life

actor

1908

Over the Hills to the Poor House

Over the Hills to the Poor House

writer

1908

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The Man in the Box

actor

1908

The Invisible Fluid

The Invisible Fluid

actor

1908

Mixed Babies

Mixed Babies

writer

1908

When Knights Were Bold

When Knights Were Bold

writer

1908

When Knights Were Bold

When Knights Were Bold

actor

1908

The Sculptor's Nightmare

The Sculptor's Nightmare

actor

1908

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The King's Messenger

actor

1908

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Hulda's Lovers

actor

1908

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King of the Cannibal Islands

actor

1908

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A Famous Escape

actor

1908

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Old Isaacs, the Pawnbroker

writer

1908

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Old Isaacs, the Pawnbroker

actor

1908

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Caught by Wireless

actor

1908

Her First Adventure

Her First Adventure

actor

1908

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The Yellow Peril

actor

1908

Cupid’s Pranks

Cupid’s Pranks

actor

1908

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The Princess in the Vase

actor

1908

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Classmates

actor

1908

Rescued from an Eagle's Nest

Rescued from an Eagle's Nest

actor

1908

Falsely Accused!

Falsely Accused!

actor

1908

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Professional Jealousy

actor

1908

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The Mistake

director

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