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BIRTH OF A NATION (1915) BIRTH OF A NATION (1915) banner, paper OR search current auctions Auction History Result c102 BIRTH OF A NATION canvas movie banner '15 D.W. Griffith Date Sold 11/21/2006Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Movie Canvas Banner (measures 28 1/2" x 157") (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. Important Added Info: Note that this poster was for a showing of this classic movie in the beginning of 1916 at the "Ford's Theater" in Baltimore, Maryland (the movie was so popular that it was in continuous release for several years). This is not the same "Ford's Theater" where President Abraham Lincoln was shot (which plays a major role in the movie), but it still seems cool to me to have this connection on the poster! Given that most original posters from this movie sell for tens of thousands of dollars (and belong in museums) this poster seems to be a very reasonable alternative to owning one of those! Condition: good. The poster has a huge number of creases, scuffs, and smudges throughout, but they really do not interfere with the appreciation of this classic poster! Some people might consider the age of the poster as adding to it, establishing that it is 90 years old! But please do not bid on this poster unless you can accept the condition it is in. This week we have given a more detailed overall condition grade along with more details about the condition described in words. Of course, we could not describe every single defect, plus there are some defects (like creasing, tape on the back, extremely tiny pinholes, etc) which can be VERY difficult to see, even in our largest "super-sized" image. Therefore we strongly recommend that you BOTH read our written description of the item, AND ALSO look at our super-sized image to see the extent of the defects that we describe and to examine the poster for minor defects that we did NOT describe. Learn More about condition grades 
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