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BIRTH OF A NATION (1915) BIRTH OF A NATION (1915) WC, regular OR search current auctions Auction History Result Lot #: #151 BIRTH OF A NATION WC '15 D.W. Griffith  Date Sold 12/16/2003Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. Appears in Vintage Hollywood Posters 6 CATALOG SOLD OUT The image at right appears in the auction catalog we published as shown above and was sold long ago and we do NOT have it available for purchase. Original Vintage Theatrical Window Card Movie Poster (measures 14" x 22") (Learn More) D.W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation (also released in some parts of the U.S. as "The Clansman", although not solely in the South as one might think), the classic historic 1915 D.W. Griffith silent Civil War birth-of-the-Ku-Klux-Klan historical action adventure melodrama ("Lincoln's assassinations. The fatal blow that robbed the South of its best friend"; "The supreme picture of all time."; "Mightiest spectacle ever produced"; "D.W. Griffith's stupendous motion picture production of Thomas Dixon's famous story 'The Clansman'"; "Employing the services of 18,000 people accompanied by the symphony orchestra of 40"; "Founded on Thomas Dixon's story 'The Clansman'"; made just 50 years after the end of the Civil War, it begins with Lincoln's assassination, and shows the devastation of the South afterwards, and portrays the forming of the Ku Klux Klan as the only way for Southerners to fight back against the carpetbaggers from the North!) starring Lillian Gish, Mae Marsh, Henry B. Walthall (distinguished silent actor best remembered as the star of this film), Elmo Lincoln, Miriam Cooper, Mary Alden, Joseph Henabery (as President Abraham Lincoln), Donald Crisp (as General Grant), Howard Gaye (as General Lee), and Raoul Walsh (as John Wilkes Booth). Note that this movie was very controversial for its sympathetic portrayal of white southerners and its stereotypical portrayal of black African Americans, but no one can deny it was the first great movie, and is a major landmark in American cinema. Prior to the release of this movie, almost all movie theaters showed a series of one-reel shorts, and charged 5 cents admission. D.W. Griffith charged $2 admission to see this single feature-length movie, and it was a huge success, which convinced all other filmmakers to begin making feature films as well. NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Condition: very good to fine. The card has had restoration, but it was done without backing the card, as the original owner wanted to keep it in its original state as much as possible, reasoning that it was remarkable that this card had survived as well as it had, given that it is nearly 90 years old! The following restoration was done to the card (much of it can mostly only be seen by looking at the card on the back): A small portion of the upper left corner has been replaced. The upper right corner and a narrow edge piece directly below the corner were separated and have been professionally reattached to the card. The piece that was reattached to the card runs through the crescent moon and over to the edge 7 1/2" from the top. There is a 1/4" nick on the left edge. A very tiny piece of the "B" in "BIRTH" was touched up. A possible tear or crease from the top center edge to the word "SPECTACLE" was professionally touched up. The restoration was expertly done, but was done in a "minimalist" fashion, doing as little restoration as possible. Nothing on the main graphic image has been touched. There are no other tears, fading, stains, smudges, or missing paper. The colors are rich and bright! Learn More about condition grades 
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