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Known For
Directing
Birthday
January 22, 1875
Died
July 23, 1948
Place of Birth
LaGrange, Kentucky, USA
Also Known As
- David Llewelyn Wark Griffith
- David Wark Griffith
- David W. Griffith
- Lawrence Griffith
- Captain Victor Marier
- Capt. Victor Marier
- Victor Marier
- Granville Hicks
- Irene Sinclair
- Roy Sinclair
- Granville Warwick
- M. Gaston de Tolignac
- Gaston de Tolignac
- 데이비드 와크 그리피스
- D.W. Griffith
- D.W. 그리피스
- 데이비드 그리피스
D.W. Griffith
0.8 Popularity
Biography
David Llewelyn Wark Griffith was a premier pioneering American film director. He is best known as the director of the controversial and groundbreaking 1915 film The Birth of a Nation and the subsequent film Intolerance (1916). Griffith's film The Birth of a Nation made pioneering use of advanced camera and narrative techniques, and its immense popularity set the stage for the dominance of the feature-length film. It also proved extremely controversial at the time and ever since for its negative depiction of Black Americans and their supporters, and its positive portrayal of slavery and the Ku Klux Klan. Griffith responded to his critics with his next film, Intolerance, intended to show the dangers of prejudiced thought and behavior. The film was not the financial success that its predecessor had been, but was received warmly by critics. Several of his later films were also successful, but high production, promotional, and roadshow costs often made his ventures commercial failures. Even so, he is generally considered one of the most important figures of early cinema.
Known For
7.0
Self
Mary Pickford a Blessing and a Curse
2023
9.0
Self (archive footage)
Flashback: The First World War
2014
5.7
Self (archive footage)
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies
2008
4.9
Self (archive footage)
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
2007
6.9
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Tramp and the Dictator
2002
0.0
Self (archive footage)
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
1998
7.4
Self
American Experience
1988
0.0
Self (archive footage)
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
1961
6.6
Orchestra Conductor (uncredited)
San Francisco
1936
4.5
Self
1930 Prelude to "The Birth of a Nation"
1930
Credits
Mary Pickford a Blessing and a Curse
as Self
2023
7.0
Flashback: The First World War
as Self (archive footage)
2014
9.0
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies
as Self (archive footage)
2008
5.7
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
2007
4.9
The Tramp and the Dictator
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2002
6.9
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
as Self (archive footage)
1998
0.0
American Experience
as Self
1988
7.4
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
as Self (archive footage)
1961
0.0
San Francisco
as Orchestra Conductor (uncredited)
1936
6.6
1930 Prelude to "The Birth of a Nation"
as Self
1930
4.5
Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20)
as Himself
1921
0.0
Enoch Arden
as Mr. Ray
1915
6.3
Two Daughters of Eve
as At Stage Door
1912
0.0
The Adventures of Billy
as On Bench
1911
5.7
1776, or The Hessian Renegades
1909
5.2
At the Altar
1909
3.8
The Politician's Love Story
as Man - First Couple
1909
4.3
The Girls and Daddy
as At Black & Tan Ball
1909
3.0
🎬
The Heart of O Yama
as Footman
1908
1.5
🎬
The Red Girl
as Man on Footpath
1908
3.5
Balked at the Altar
1908
3.3
🎬
The Fatal Hour
as Policeman
1908
2.5
A Calamitous Elopement
as Policeman
1908
4.2
Deceived Slumming Party
as Reginald O.C. Wittington
1908
5.0
The Black Viper
as Rescuer
1908
4.1
🎬
The Stage Rustler
as Phil Bowen
1908
3.5
🎬
The Kentuckian
1908
1.0
At the Crossroads of Life
as Suitor
1908
4.0
🎬
At the French Ball
as Husband
1908
3.8
🎬
The Man in the Box
as Station Agent
1908
3.0
The Invisible Fluid
as Mailman
1908
5.0
🎬
'Ostler Joe
as Lover
1908
0.0
When Knights Were Bold
1908
3.3
The Sculptor's Nightmare
1908
4.3
The Music Master
1908
3.0
🎬
The King's Messenger
as Messenger
1908
1.0
🎬
Hulda's Lovers
1908
1.5
🎬
The King of the Cannibal Islands
as Cannibal in Top Hat
1908
2.0
🎬
A Famous Escape
as Prisoner
1908
0.0
🎬
Old Isaacs, the Pawnbroker
as Doctor, Charity Worker
1908
2.0
🎬
Caught by Wireless
as Paddy
1908
2.8
Her First Adventure
as Father
1908
4.3
🎬
Yellow Peril
as Mr. Phlipp
1908
3.0
Cupid’s Pranks
1908
3.6
🎬
The Princess in the Vase
as Lover
1908
0.0
🎬
Classmates
as Extra
1908
3.0
Rescued from an Eagle's Nest
as Father
1908
5.5
Falsely Accused!
as Cop in Court
1908
2.8
🎬
Professional Jealousy
as Extra on stage
1908
0.0