The story of a family caught up in the American Revolutionary War..


Stepping back into the annals of cinematic history, D.W. Griffith's 1924 epic, America, emerges not merely as a film, but as a monumental historical artifact in its own right. Released at a pivotal moment in American self-reflection, this silent masterpiece endeavors to encapsulate the very e...

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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

D.W. Griffith

D.W. Griffith
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" Stepping back into the annals of cinematic history, D.W. Griffith's 1924 epic, America, emerges not merely as a film, but as a monumental historical artifact in its own right. Released at a pivotal moment in American self-reflection, this silent masterpiece endeavors to encapsulate the very essence of the nation's birth trauma: the American Revolutionary War. It’s an ambitious undertaking, even for a visionary like Griffith, whose previous works had already etched his ..."

William S. Rising
Robert W. Chambers
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